On Monday, January 5, 2026, the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor (DOL) issued six opinion letters addressing ...

On January 5, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (DOL) issued Opinion Letter FLSA2026-1, addressing whether a ...

To qualify for exemption, employees generally must meet all the following tests: Duties Test - The employee's job duties must primarily involve executive, administrative or professional duties as ...

In some situations, the use of a temporary pay increase for non-exempt staff is an appropriate way to recognize a temporary change in duties tied to a specific appointment or assignment. When the ...

What does this mean for your business? Let’s break it down. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, employees who work more than 40 hours a week are entitled to overtime. However, some employees are ...

For various business reasons, an employer may determine that it needs to move a full-time employee to part-time status. Before an employer makes such a determination, it should pause and carefully ...

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