If you employ “tipped” workers, I have good news and not-so-good news. OK, maybe it’s not really good news, but it’s interesting. The sort of good news is that Congress passed a budget and so the federal government was not shut down. (Yawn– I know). If you’re an employment law nerd like me, you find […]
Surprise! Your Interns Might Really Be Employees…
Many companies hire students as interns. Many employers take for granted that interns do not have to be paid or given benefits. Interns learn while on the job and everyone’s happy, right? Well, hold on a minute. Just last month, the DOL published Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-2 (not exactly an attention-grabbing name, I know) in […]
Is it the End for the New White-Collar Exemption Rules?
Back in November a federal judge put the Obama Administration’s overtime rules on hold. I previously posted about that here. But here is the quick recap: The DOL, at President Obama’s instruction, raised the minimum salary level for certain “white-collar” exemptions. Currently, the minimum salary level is $455 per week. The new rules were to […]
Heads Up: The DOL’s White Collar Overtime Exemption Rules are Coming!
Aside from its Administrative Interpretation of joint employment under the FLSA (click here , here and here for review) the DOL has been hard at work on its final rules for white-collar overtime exemptions. These would apply primarily to Administrative, Executive, Highly Compensated, and Computer Professional employees. Last year, the DOL issued proposed rules and amid […]
Are College Student Athletes Employees? One Court Says “No”.
One court has spoken. You may have to pay some of your interns and trainees. According to Hon. William T Lawrence, judge of the US District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, universities do not have to pay their student athletes for their participation in athletic activities–because student athletes are not employees. The case […]