Taking note of employer concerns, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has released some preliminary guidance on its new PAID program, a six-month pilot initative intended to quickly resolve accidental wage and hour violations outside of the courtroom and help employers improve pay practices to avoid similar mistakes in the future. In a question-and-answer format, Read more
While limited in its immediate applicability for most employers, a recent case considered by U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals provides an intriguing overview of both Maine employment law and English grammatical intricacies. Maine’s overtime law requires employers to pay employees 1 and ½ times the employee’s regular hourly rate for all hours worked in Read more
With Alaska’s rising diverse population, the Alaska Department of Labor (DOL) and Workforce Development has released labor law information in additional languages. The Wage and Hour Employees’ Frequently Asked Questions pamphlet is now available in four additional languages. In addition to the English, Filipino, and Samoan versions, the pamphlet is now available in Yup’ik, Taglog, Read more
