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DOL Clarifies Pay Requirements for Remote Hourly Workers
DOL Clarifies Pay Requirements for Remote Hourly Workers

The coronavirus pandemic has created numerous challenges for employers, not least of which is tracking hours worked for remote nonexempt employees. Prior to the pandemic, conventional wisdom cautioned against telework or remote work arrangements for hourly employees due to wage and hour risks and li...
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U.S. Department of Labor Releases New Overtime Rule Proposal
U.S. Department of Labor Releases New Overtime Rule Proposal

On March 7, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that seeks to heighten the “salary basis” threshold for purposes of determining whether an employee may be considered exempt from the mandatory overtime pay requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Ac...
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