A couple of times each year the Department of Labor issues opinion letters interpreting statutes and regulations under their jurisdiction. On February 14, 2008, the DOL provided two new opinions regarding interpretations under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Employers in California are required to comply with the FLSA and California law and courts often use [...]
Archive for February, 2008
DOL Issues New FLSA Opinion Letters
Posted in New Laws, Policies & Best Practices, Wage & Hour on February 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
New FMLA Poster Insert
Posted in Medical Leaves of Absence, New Laws on February 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last month we let you know that the President signed amending the Family Medical Leave Act regarding injured members of the armed forces (see Bush Expands Family Medical Leave Act). This month the U.S. Department of Labor issued an insert for the current FMLA poster. The insert provides important information regarding the new law that [...]
Requiring Use of Accrued PTO for Exempt Employee Absences
Posted in Wage & Hour, tagged accrued, exempt, exemption, losing, loss of, overtime, pto, vacation on February 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Jim posted the following: I work for a large non-profit in Southern California. At our Management Team Meeting a couple of days ago, the Executive Director informed us (exempt staff) that effective immediately, if we take off early for a medical appointment, we must charge those hours against our sick leave hours. We were also [...]
Makeup Time versus Comp Time
Posted in Wage & Hour, tagged comp time, IWC, Labor Code 204.3, Labor Code 513, makeup time, overtime, pay on February 17, 2008 | 8 Comments »
One reader asked what the rules are regarding makeup time. It should first be noted that there are two different Labor Code provisions employers and employees need to know. Labor Code ยง204.3 regarding Comp time allows an employee to work more hours in one workweek and take the time off (at time and one-half) at [...]
