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Connecticut Prohibits the Fluctuating Workweek Method of Calculating Overtime For Retail Employees

Overview.  Under federal law, the fluctuating workweek (FWW) method may be used to calculate overtime pay for employees without a consistent hourly rate of pay, e.g., salaried employees whose work hours fluctuate above and below 40 hours per week or employees who receive commissions. ...

Rhode Island Mandates Paid Sick/Safe Leave

Overview.  On September 28, 2017, Rhode Island Governor, Gina Raimondo, signed into law the "Healthy and Safe Families and Workplaces Act" requiring employers with 18 or more employees to provide their employees with at least 3 days of paid sick or safe leave, increasing to 5 days by 2020. ...

Connecticut Prohibits the Fluctuating Workweek Method of Calculating Overtime for Retail Employees

Overview.   Connecticut retailers should be mindful of a recent decision by the Connecticut Supreme Court (Williams v. General Nutrition Centers, Inc.), holding that the regular rate of pay for retail employees should be calculated using the “usual” hours worked by those ...

California Places Ban on Salary History Inquiries

Overview.  On October 12, 2017, Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 168, prohibiting California employers from asking job applicants about their salary histories.  California joins Delaware, Massachusetts and Oregon in this effort to close the pay gap in the workplace.   Details. ...

California Mandates Small Employers Provide Unpaid/Job Protected Parental Leave

Overview.  Signed into law on October 12, 2017, California’s “New Parent Leave Act” (the “Act”) requires employers with between 20 and 49 employees to provide up to 12 weeks of unpaid job-protected parental leave to bond with a new child.  The Act ...

Social Security (OASDI) Taxable Wages to Increase for 2018

Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced several changes that will impact employers and employees in 2018. Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Wage Base (OASDI).  The SSA has announced that the social security portion (OASDI) taxable wage base for 2018 will increase ...

State Minimum Wage Adjustments Require Careful Employer Review

The federal minimum wage for covered nonexempt employees is $7.25 per hour effective July 24, 2009. The federal minimum wage provisions are contained in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Many states also have minimum wage laws. In cases where an employee is subject to both the state and ...

IRS Encourages Taxpayers to Check Their Withholding; Checking Now Helps Avoid Surprises at Tax Time

As the end of 2017 approaches, the Internal Revenue Service today encouraged taxpayers to consider a tax withholding checkup. Taking a closer look at the taxes being withheld now can help ensure the right amount is withheld, either for tax refund purposes or to avoid an unexpected tax bill next ...

IRS Information Reporting Penalty Amounts Indexed for 2018

On October 19, 2017, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced via Revenue Procedure 2017-58 the penalties under the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) for failure to file correct Information Returns, such as Forms W-2, 1099 and 1095-C, by the due date, and failure to furnish correct Information ...

Third Circuit Says Employers Cannot Bypass Obligation to Compensate Employees for Short Rest Periods

In Secretary, U.S. Dep’t of Labor v. American Future Systems, Inc., the United States Department of Labor (DOL) brought suit against the employer for violating the regulation that  states that “[r]est periods of short duration, running from 5 minutes to 20 minutes . . . are ...

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