Late yesterday afternoon, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf ordered all non-“Life Sustaining” businesses within the Commonwealth to cease physical operations. ...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Does Pennsylvania law permit the fluctuating workweek (“FWW”) method of paying overtime? The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has answered that question with a resounding “No, but…”...more
12/16/2019
/ Compensation & Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
Fluctuating Workweek ,
Labor Regulations ,
Minimum Wage ,
Over-Time ,
PA Supreme Court ,
Rate of Pay ,
Salaried Employees ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Work Schedules
Seyfarth Synopsis: Does Pennsylvania’s public policy preclude a nuclear power plant from terminating an employee for being drunk on the job? “No,” the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The DOL has reissued 17 opinion letters it withdrew in 2009. It has also issued two new field assistance bulletins. The DOL’s new openness to answering employer questions, and providing written guidance,...more
We have previously reported and blogged about challenges to paying employees through debit card-like “paycards.” A recent Pennsylvania decision has amplified those concerns....more
The big questions often have surprisingly simple solutions, staring right back at us:
- If a tree falls in the forest, and no one hears it, does it make a sound? Sound exists as a mechanical wave of pressure,...more
7/23/2015
/ Best Practices ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Fluctuating Workweek ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Non-Exempt Employees ,
Part-Time Employees ,
Proposed Regulation ,
White-Collar Exemptions