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The U.S. Department of Labor recently issued an opinion letter on how to properly calculate overtime pay for employees working two different jobs at two different rates of pay. As noted above, opinion letters represent the DOL’s official position on a particular question from an employer or other entity, and […]

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, governors in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia have issued various orders requiring certain business closures or restrictions, limiting travel, and imposing other restrictions that impact the workplace. What are these various orders, and how do they […]

On January 7, 2020, just days into the new year, the U.S. Department of Labor issued two new opinion letters that address compliance issues related to the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”).  These letters are official, written opinions by the Department’s Wage and Hour Division that respond to fact-specific scenarios […]

On July 15, 2019, the EEOC opened the online portal that employers should utilize to submit the 2017 and 2018 pay data required by the revised EEO-1 form. As we reported earlier this year, the EEOC revised its EEO-1 form to add the collection of pay data (Component 2) to […]

On May 2, 2018, the New Jersey Paid Sick Leave Act was signed into law by Governor Phil Murphy.  That Act, which requires all employers to provide paid sick leave to their employees (with some exceptions), is scheduled to go into effect on October 29, 2018.  A summary of the […]