by Girish Anand | Apr 3, 2018 | DOL, FLSA, WHD
With little fanfare (i.e., no announcement on its website), the Department of Labor (DOL) has launched its Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program, a voluntary initiative where companies can seek assistance in resolving wage-and-hour issues including...
by Girish Anand | Apr 2, 2018 | FLSA, Overtime Rules, U.S. Supreme Court
In a win for auto dealerships, the Supreme Court has ruled 5-4 that “service advisers” — those individuals who advise customers on which type of servicing or repair is needed on their car — are exempt from overtime. The Department of Labor...
by Girish Anand | Mar 27, 2018 | FLSA
Drones flying through the office blaring music to force employees to leave work; workers being forced to don purple “shame capes” for working late — such are the latest strategies in Japan’s continuing struggle against karoshi, or “death...
by Girish Anand | Mar 7, 2018 | DOL, FLSA, Minimum Wage Law, Overtime Rules, WHD
The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the Department of Labor (DOL) has announced a new nationwide pilot program, the Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program, which facilitates resolution of potential overtime and minimum wage violations under the Fair...
by Girish Anand | Jan 10, 2018 | DOL, FLSA, WHD
In early January, the Department of Labor (DOL) reissued 17 opinion letters that the Obama DOL had quashed in favor of issuing broadly applicable “Administrator’s Interpretations,” two of which have now been rescinded by the Trump DOL. The 17 opinion...
by Girish Anand | Jan 8, 2018 | DOL, FLSA, interns, WHD
During the Obama presidency, the Department of Labor (DOL) devised a six-part test to determine whether an intern is really just that or more like an employee-in-disguise working for free. Part of that test required that the employer receive “no immediate...
