Effective today, Minnesota employers must follow the new so-called “Wage Theft Law” (it is actually just a bunch of amendments to existing law). This is primarily a change in recordkeeping and employee notices, creating an administrative burden likely to cause many in HR to want to raise the white surrender flag. While I’m not a
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DOL Issues Opinion Letter Regarding Conflicts Between State and Federal Law Overtime Laws & 2 v 3 Year Statute of Limitations
On March 14, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued Opinion Letter FLSA2019-1. In this situation, an employer asked whether the FLSA applies when its employees (live-in superintendents and residential janitors) are exempt from state law overtime. The DOL confirmed what I’ve posted about several times:
When a federal, state, or local minimum
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Bill Introduced to Reduce Minnesota Overtime Requirement from 48 to 40 Hours
On March 7, 2019, HR 2274 was introduced in the Minnesota House of Representatives that would very simply change the state overtime requirement from 48 hours to 40 – matching the federal FLSA. This bill would simply strike “48” from Minn. Stat. 177.25, and replace it with “40”. It has been referred to the Labor…
MNDOLI Reminds Employers Yet Again To Follow Wage & Hour Laws
Today the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (MNDOLI) issued employers yet another reminder not to engage in “wage theft” from employees, and encouraged subscribers to share the message. So, I’ll do my civic duty and share. In short, MNDOLI reminds employers of the following (with my comments below each point):
- Pay your employees the
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American Sniper Case Upset – Jesse Ventura Loses Appeal (And $1.35 Million Award)
I recognize this is a Minnesota wage and hour blog, but I would be remiss to not blog about the decision stemming from Minnesota today – Ventura v. Kyle. The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its opinion today, throwing out former Minnesota Governor, Jesse Ventura’s, $1.3 million unjust-enrichment judgment; vacating his $500,000 defamation…
Contractors Working In Minneapolis Take Note – Minneapolis Narrowed Its Definition of “Responsible Contractor” For Purposes of the Minnesota Responsible Contractor Act
Minneapolis recently “reaffirmed” its commitment to the 2015 Minnesota Responsible Contractor Act, Minn. Stat. 16C.285, and enacted additional factors and implementation procedures when determining whether a contractor is “responsible” for purposes of being awarded public construction projects. Are you a responsible contractor? If you are a contractor doing business with the State of Minnesota…
What Hours Can Minnesota Teens Work This Summer?
As kids flock to Valleyfair today, one thing is clear…schools out for summer! [I really need a guitar riff here]. What hours can our teens work? Teens ages 16 and 17 have NO restrictions during the summer! So, schedule away! I’m sure their parents will be more than grateful. However, teens ages 14 and 15 …
Salary PLUS Overtime? How to Pay a Non-Exempt Employee a Salary (It Can Be Done!)
Following the big news about the overtime regulations overhaul, I’ve been fielding several calls from concerned HR professionals regarding the actual conversion of certain employees (paid less than $47,476) from exempt to non-exempt by December 1, 2016. As I predicted, many employees are already voicing concerns about not being paid a salary (and thus, not…