The Fair Labor Standards Act FLSA, also known as the federal Wage and Hour Law, regulates minimum wage, overtime, equal pay, record keeping, and child labor for employees of enterprises engaged in interstate or foreign commerce and employees of state and local governments. The Wage and Hour Division of the...
Child labor laws, part of the Fair Labor Standards Act FLSA, seek to shield minors under the age of 18 from working at dangerous occupations, for an excessive number of hours, and at unsuitable times of day or night. Employers are subject to federal child labor laws if they are...
The article says that before you approve or deny another leave request, check this all-in-one handbook that explains how to comply with every major federal and state law affecting employee leave. This invaluable tool will help you develop a solid understanding of the legal obligations related to leave and navigate...
The Department of Labor DOL has issued final regulations that widen and deepen the proposed safe harbor for the electronic delivery of ERISA disclosures. The safe harbor now includes electronic delivery of plan information to sites beyond the workplace and now applies to many more disclosures, not just summary plan...
The case study says Charles Deboard, William Wood, and others were employees of Woods Petroleum Corporation. In 1985, Woods Petroleum became a wholly owned subsidiary of Sunshine Mining and Refining Company. As part of the merger agreement, Sunshine agreed it would not terminate or modify any existing Woods’ employee-benefit welfare...
The U.S. Department of Labor DOL has been very busy helping ensure your job security. In November 2000, DOL issued new final regulations on ERISA-covered benefit plan claims procedures and Summary Plan Descriptions SPD. The regulations primarily target health plans and plans providing disability benefits. However, pension and other welfare...
Under OTETA, " The greatest efforts must be expended to eliminate the ... use of illegal drugs, whether on or off duty, by those individuals who are involved in [certain safety-sensitive positions, including] the operation of... trucks." The Act requires the Secretary of Transportation to establish regulations requiring testing of...
The article says that IRS has made it easier for retirement plans to force cash-outs of small account balances. Holding on to small retirement plan accounts for terminated employees are a major headache for plan administrators. Internal Revenue Code IRC Sec. 411, however, allows plans to distribute an account whose...
Upon return from FMLA leave, an employee must be returned to the same position or to an "equivalent position with equivalent benefits, pay, status, and other terms and conditions of employment."
