With the rise in remote work, employers are finding themselves subject to a new set of laws based on each employee’s residence – and those finding themselves with workers in Louisiana are no exception. Our state has long held...more
8/16/2022
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Wage and Hour
Despite the swirling economic volatility around the country, more than 40% of employers plan on growing their workforce in 2022 – and one in four businesses will pick up the pace this year and hire more employees than they...more
Effective October 1, Florida businesses will be obligated to report services received from independent contractor as a result of a new law signed into effect by Governor Ron DeSantis in June. Specifically, Senate Bill 1532...more
An often-overlooked free resource available to employers and practitioners, the Department of Labor’s opinion letters provide guidance to interpret federal wage and hour law. However, just as the Obama administration placed...more
After much heated negotiation in passing Stimulus 2.0, Congress reached a compromise on employee COVID-19 leave, allowing the leave requirements of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) to expire on December 31,...more
The U.S. Department of Labor just announced that, effective July 1, it will not seek liquidated damages in wage and hour investigations against employers as a matter of course. This is a welcome development for those...more
Shift differentials are common in the healthcare industry. But some employers may not realize that the differential must be calculated into the “regular rate” of pay, which is not exactly the same thing as the hourly rate. ...more