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Regular rate
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California Public Safety Labor Blog
Ninth Circuit Holds that Certain Per Diem Payments Must Be Included in Employees’ “Regular Rate”
By Mastagni Law
In a recent decision, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a weekly per diem paid to clinicians employed by a healthcare staffing agency needed to be included in…
World of Employment
Ninth Circuit Rules That Per Diem Payments Must Be Included in Regular Rate Under the FLSA
By John Dudrey, Karen O'Connor
It’s common knowledge that an employee’s overtime rate is “time and a half” the regular rate of pay. But that truism begs the question: what exactly is the regular rate…
Wage & Hour Insights
Pay Me Now, or Pay Me Later? Wages Paid for Anticipated Overtime are Excludable from Employees’ Regular Rate
By Caroline Kane, Tracey Truesdale
The Department of Labor (“DOL”) released an opinion letter addressing whether certain overtime payments based on an expected number of hours may be credited towards the amount of overtime pay…
Wage & Hour Litigation Blog
Do Improper Overtime Pay Calculations Automatically Equal Class Certification? Don’t Bank On It, Says The Ninth Circuit
By: Michael Afar Seyfarth Synopsis: Calculating the correct “regular rate of pay” for overtime hours under California law, in order to properly factor in certain types of bonuses, can give…
Iowa Employer Law Blog
On Demand Webinar: FLSA "Regular Rate" Provisions for Non-Exempt Employees
By noreply@dickinsonlaw.com Dickinson Mackaman Tyler Hagen P.C.
In order to properly pay FLSA overtime premium, employers must understand and apply the FLSA “regular rate” provisions for non-exempt employees who receive bonus, commission or most other forms of…
Wage and Hour Defense Blog
U.S. Department of Labor Issues New Opinion Letters Clarifying Regular Rate Principles
By Jeffrey (Jeff) H. Ruzal, Adriana S. Kosovych, Carly Baratt
In addition to its recent, exigent responsibility of preparing guidance on the protections and relief offered by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and…
Wage & Hour Law Update
DOL Issues New Opinion Letters Revolving Around the FLSA’s “Regular Rate”
Continuing the practice it reinstituted about two years ago, on March 26, 2020 the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage Hour Division (WHD) issued three new opinion letters, each revolving around…
Labor & Employment Insights
Keeping It Regular: DOL Issues Rule Clarifying Regular Pay Rate
By Anne R. Yuengert, J. William Manuel
The Department of Labor recently issued a final rule about how to calculate an employee’s regular rate of pay for overtime purposes under the Fair Labor Standards Act. As everyone…
Wyatt Employment Law Report
DOL Releases Final Rule Updating the Regular Rate and Basic Rate Requirements Effective January 15, 2020
By wyattfirm
By Sharon Gold Last month, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) published a Final Rule that revised certain regulations concerning the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) regular rate requirements. The Final…
Labor & Employment Law Blog
Department of Labor Issues Final Rule on Calculating the Regular Rate of Pay Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
By James Hays, Sean Kirby, Jamie Moelis*
On December 12, 2019, for the first time in 60 years, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule clarifying the types of benefits that must be included…