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Health care employers continue to face heightened scrutiny of their wage and hour practices. Hospitals, physician groups, long-term care facilities, rehabilitation providers, home health agencies, and other health care organizations operate around the clock and often rely on complex scheduling and compensation structures. Those operational realities can create compliance challenges under the Fair Labor Standards […]
Have you ever suddenly realized that it’s already October and you still have two weeks of vacation time to burn through? Millions of employees have had the same realization, and this year is no exception. With the end of the year quickly approaching, many employees are scrambling to avoid a PTO cliff. This is because […]
Both the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Arizona Minimum Wage Act (AMWA) require “employers” to pay employees minimum wage for all hours worked. Restaurant owners often use layered LLCs to separate ownership from operations, oftentimes intended to insulate the entities and owners from liability. When a lawsuit is filed against layered LLCs, many […]
For many American workers, financial insecurity isn’t a temporary response to a difficult economy. It has become a persistent part of everyday life. In fact, financial stress has consistently been ranked as a top concern keeping employees up at night, according to ARAG research over the last four years. Today, those concerns are being intensified […]
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) recently issued two opinion letters addressing how the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) applies to employee travel time in modern work arrangements. Together, the letters provide helpful guidance for employers managing hybrid office employees, field service employees, and other nonexempt workers who perform some […]
AI strategies are often built around technology: which tools to buy, where to deploy them and how quickly they can scale. What determines whether those strategies succeed is often less technical. West Monroe’s recent report, Building the AI-Native Enterprise, found that while 91% of leaders say their organizations are aligned on AI strategy, only 57% […]
On August 21, 2026, the Department of Labor (DOL) published its final rules rescinding the Office of Contract Compliance Program’s (OFCCP) regulations for Executive Order (EO) 11246, substantially revising Section 503 regulations, and issuing technical revisions to its Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) regulations. EO 11246 Regulations The DOL finalized the rescission of […]
A serious workplace incident rarely ends with the incident itself. For many employers, the next challenge arrives when the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) begins asking questions. The steps taken during the first 24 hours often shape the course of the agency’s investigation and can affect the company’s position in any resulting enforcement action […]
You read the headline right: Despite 27 workplace violations, a three-judge panel from the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals (the federal appeals court for Texas) decided the employee still gets to take her Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) claims to trial. Yes, it was by a 2-to-1 […]
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has raised the optional standard mileage rate for business use of an automobile for the second half of 2026. Effective July 1, the business mileage rate increased from 72.5 cents per mile to 76 cents per mile. Employers that use the IRS rate for employees’ mileage reimbursement should adjust their […]