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Commissions Payments and Overtime – The FLSA Regular Rate

August 24, 2017 by Charles Stiegler
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Employers are required to take commissions into account when calculating overtime pay. Many fail to follow these rules and underpay their workers. Click to learn more about commissions under the FLSA.

Categories Fair Labor Standards Act, Overtime Tags commissions, FLSA, regular rate

FLSA Liquidated Damages

August 22, 2017 by Charles Stiegler
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Liquidated damages, or double damages, are available in most FLSA cases, and can result in significant awards to successful plaintiffs. Click to learn more.

Categories Fair Labor Standards Act, Overtime, Unpaid Wages Tags liquidated damages, remedies

The Family and Medical Leave Act – The Key Employee Rule Under the FMLA

May 10, 2019August 15, 2017 by Charles Stiegler
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The key employee provision of the FMLA is a little-used exception that allows companies to deny reinstatement to certain highly-paid employees. However, the rules surrounding this exception are strict. Click to learn more.

Categories Family and Medical Leave Act, Uncategorized Tags fmla, key employee, salary basis

The Family and Medical Leave Act – An Employee’s FMLA Right to Privacy

September 22, 2021August 11, 2017 by Charles Stiegler
Confidential Medical Records

The FMLA right to privacy provisions place strict controls on employer use of confidential medical records. Click to learn more.

Categories Family and Medical Leave Act Tags employee files, fmla, personnel file, privacy, recordkeeping

Did Google Break the Law By Firing An Employee Over a Controversial Memo? Yes.

August 11, 2017August 8, 2017 by Charles Stiegler
Did Google Break the law

Google fired an employee for writing a controversial memo this week. Did Google break the law?

Categories Employment Policies, National Labor Relations Act, Retaliation Tags Damore, Google, political opinion

The Family and Medical Leave Act — FMLA Basics

August 8, 2017July 28, 2017 by Charles Stiegler
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The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provides 12 weeks of leave to millions of Americans who have serious health conditions or are welcoming new babies. Click here to learn the basics of the FMLA.

Categories Family and Medical Leave Act Tags Family and Medical Leave Act, fmla, leave

The FLSA Cotton and Sugarcane Exemption

July 12, 2017July 12, 2017 by Charles Stiegler

The cotton and sugarcane exemption to the FLSA.

Categories Fair Labor Standards Act, Overtime Tags blue collar, exemption

The FLSA Taxicab Exemption

July 10, 2017 by Charles Stiegler
taxicab exemption

The taxicab exemption to the FLSA exempts cab drivers from mandatory overtime pay. However, the exemption is interpreted very narrowly. Click to learn more.

Categories Fair Labor Standards Act, Overtime Tags blue collar

The FLSA Agricultural Exemption

July 14, 2017July 6, 2017 by Charles Stiegler

The agricultural exemption to the FLSA exempts most farm workers from overtime pay. Click to learn about the types of work that qualify for this exemption.

Categories Fair Labor Standards Act, Overtime Tags agriculture, blue collar, exemptions

The FLSA Fisherman Exemption

July 10, 2017June 27, 2017 by Charles Stiegler
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The fisherman exemption to the FLSA exempts many Louisiana workers in the seafood industry from minimum wage or overtime. Click to learn more.

Categories Fair Labor Standards Act, Overtime, Uncategorized Tags blue collar, exemptions
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