The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Wage and Hour Division, kicked off the new year with a new opinion letter addressing whether certain employer sponsored incentive bonuses can be excluded from an employee’s “regular rate of pay” when calculating overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The opinion letter responds to a request from an overtime eligible employee that ...
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Today’s FLSA Question: I am the fire chief of a mid-sized municipal fire department. The most recent collective bargaining agreement with our firefighters contains an incentive plan designed to curb sick leave abuse. Firefighters and officers that use less than 72 hours of sick leave during a calendar year receive an additional 24 hours of paid leave during the following ...
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This is the second of a three-part series related to recent updates to Department of Labor (DOL) regulations pertaining to the FLSA. Click here for Part I. The updated regulations will undoubtedly affect many workers in different ways. However, for the purpose of this series, we will look at several key components of the update and how it may impact ...
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Firefighter Overtime Discussing Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) for Firefighters, First Responders as well as Human Resource & Finance Professional