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Families First Coronavirus Response Act and Paid Sick Leave

Sat, 28 Mar 2020 15:46:10 EDT

Sat, 28 Mar 2020 15:46:10

Families First Coronavirus Response Act

The Senate, on March 18, 2020, passed H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, FFCRA, amending the Family and Medical Leave Act to extend leave in a “public health emergency.” The new leave provisions, E-FMLA, expands the coverage to more employees, to employers...

FFCRA and Paid Sick Leave and the E-FMLA Expanded FMLA Leave

Sat, 28 Mar 2020 15:23:12 EDT

Sat, 28 Mar 2020 15:23:12

Emergency Paid Sick Time

Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act

E-FMLA

Effective April 1, 2020

We have prepared two handouts to the FFCRA, one for the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act and one for the E-FMLA Expanded Leave Act related to the COVID-19...

COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave and Expanded Leave Answering Your Questions

Sat, 28 Mar 2020 15:22:06 EDT

Sat, 28 Mar 2020 15:22:06

We want to answer your questions as quickly as possible. Many of you have called and emailed us with questions. Most of your questions are the same and the answers would benefit most if not all of you.

We can answer the questions and post guides easier and more quickly on...

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Fri, 13 Dec 2019 01:52:31 EDT

Fri, 13 Dec 2019 01:52:31

Join Us on Facebook

We are moving to social media. We are now using our Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/MarkKnucklesAssociates/ to update you with labor law compliance information and human resource management issues and best practices. Beginning in January our monthly newsletter, The Knuckles Report, will be published and distributed by email only.

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USDOL Wage-Hour Publishes Final Rule Updating the Overtime Rules for Extra Bonuses and Incentives

Fri, 13 Dec 2019 01:41:56 EDT
Fri, 13 Dec 2019 01:41:56
The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a Final Rule that will allow employers to more easily offer perks and benefits to their employees.

The rule announced today marks the first significant update to the regulations governing regular rate requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in over 50...

Finally - Some Stability and Consistency

Tue, 15 Oct 2019 19:55:12 EDT
Tue, 15 Oct 2019 19:55:12
Finally - Some Stability and Consistency

            After three years of the Trump administration we will have some stability and consistency of enforcement in the Department of Labor’s Wage-Hour Division. The Senate approved Eugene Scalia as the Secretary of Labor. Scalia, the son of the late Antonin Scalia,...

Weâre Now on Facebook!

Tue, 15 Oct 2019 19:49:45 EDT
Tue, 15 Oct 2019 19:49:45
We’re Now on Facebook!

https://www.facebook.com/MarkKnucklesAssociates/

While we may be late, we’re now on Facebook. We’re moving to social media for communicating with you, our clients. We can more easily keep you posted of new and revised labor laws on social media.

The Knuckles Report

In January we are...

FMLA Forms Published May 2015 - Current April 2019

Thu, 11 Apr 2019 19:02:42 EDT
Thu, 11 Apr 2019 19:02:42
FMLA Forms – May 2015 - Current as of April 2019

The USDOL Wage Hour Division has published new FMLA forms for employers to use with the Family and Medical Leave Act. The forms released in late May 2015 replace all previously published forms. Most changes are minor and primarily...

FMLA Forms Published May 2015 Current as of April 2019

Thu, 11 Apr 2019 19:00:57 EDT
Thu, 11 Apr 2019 19:00:57
FMLA Forms – Current as of April 2019

The USDOL Wage Hour Division has published new FMLA forms for employers to use with the Family and Medical Leave Act. The forms released in late May 2015 replace all previously published forms. Most changes are minor and primarily update the forms....

Proposed Revsion to 29 CFR Part 541 Minimum Salary Test Published March 22, 2019

Thu, 11 Apr 2019 18:36:41 EDT
Thu, 11 Apr 2019 18:36:41


The USDOL Wage Hour Division's proposed revision to 29 CFR Part 541 was officially published in the Federal Register today, Vol. 84, No. 56 / Friday, March 22, 2019. This sets the 60-day public comment window. The deadline for comments is May 21, 2019.

You may submit comments, identified by Regulatory...

New Definition for Hours of Work Results in Violations - Employers Take Heed!

Thu, 11 Apr 2019 18:36:23 EDT
Thu, 11 Apr 2019 18:36:23
In a recent case before the U.S. Supreme court has revised and expanded the definition of hours of work under the Fair Labor Standards Act, FLSA. The USSC has ruled that the work day begins with the first “principal activity” and work day continues until the employee is released and...

Think Before You Not Renew Your FLSA Section 14c Special Minimum Wage Certificate

Thu, 11 Apr 2019 18:35:35 EDT
Thu, 11 Apr 2019 18:35:35

Thinking of Not Renewing Your Certificate - Think It Through

Alternate Activities Become Hours Worked Without a Certificate

                With the political climate and the prospect of elimination of commensurate wages in the future, some organizations are considering not renewing their FLSA Section 14( c) Special Minimum Wage certificate and...

The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and FLSA Section 14(c) Enforcement

Thu, 11 Apr 2019 18:35:09 EDT
Thu, 11 Apr 2019 18:35:09
On July 27, 2016, Wage and Hour Administrator Dr. David Weil issued Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2016-2 and released Fact Sheet #39H regarding implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and Wage and Hour Division enforcement of WIOA limitations on payment of...

The Advisory Committee on Increasing Competitive Integrated Employment for Individuals with Disabilities (the Committee) Final Report

Thu, 11 Apr 2019 18:34:46 EDT
Thu, 11 Apr 2019 18:34:46
The Advisory Committee on Increasing Competitive Integrated Employment for Individuals with Disabilities (the Committee) submitted its Report to the Secretary of Labor and Congress on September 15, 2015. The report summarizes the progress of the Committee and provides interim findings, conclusions, and recommendations. The 160 page report is available for...

FLSA Hours of Work Without a Section 14(c) Special Minimum Wage Certificate

Thu, 11 Apr 2019 18:34:19 EDT
Thu, 11 Apr 2019 18:34:19
Hours of Work of Consumer Workers With Disabilities Under the FLSA

When There is No FLSA Section 14 Special Minimum Wage Certificate

Many community rehabilitation programs and similar programs serving consumers with significant disabilities paying commensurate wages under an FLSA Section 14 Special Minimum Wage Certificate are considering not renewing their certificate...

Government Contractor Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Poster No Longer Required

Wed, 19 Apr 2017 16:04:37 EDT
Wed, 19 Apr 2017 16:04:37
Government Contractor Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Rule

Poster Should Be Removed

This poster is no longer required and SHOULD BE REMOVED from all work places. Congress passed a bill under the Congressional Review Act, CRA, nullifying the Federal Contractor Pay Transparancy and Black Listing Rule, issued by the...

Government Contractor Paycheck Transparency Rule Nullified by Congress

Tue, 07 Mar 2017 19:58:41 EDT
Tue, 07 Mar 2017 19:58:41
Government Contractor Paycheck Transparency Rule Nullified by Congress

Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Rule Stopped, President’s Signature Expected



            On Tuesday, March 6, 2017, by a party vote, 49-48, the Senate passed what is called a Congressional Review Act (CRA) Joint Resolution of Disapproval which will moot the...

USDOL Issues Proposed Rule: Nondiscrimination and Equal Opportunity WIOA

Tue, 15 Mar 2016 14:27:26 EDT
Tue, 15 Mar 2016 14:27:26

USDOL Issues Proposed Rule: Nondiscrimination and Equal Opportunity WIOA

Treats Segregated Centers as Discrimination

Deadline for Comments: March 28, 2016

The U.S. Department of Labor's Civil Rights Center published January 26, 2016, a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, NPRM, to provide important updates to the existing nondiscrimination and equal opportunity regulations...

Free HRAlert Email Signup Instructions

Tue, 29 Sep 2015 10:13:06 EDT
Tue, 29 Sep 2015 10:13:06
HRAlert Email Subscription Instructions

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Not Renewing a Section 14c Certificate Could Prove Costly - Hours Work Changes

Thu, 25 Jun 2015 16:11:59 EDT
Thu, 25 Jun 2015 16:11:59
Thinking of Not Renewing Your Certificate - Think It Through

Alternate Activities Can Become Hours Worked Without a Certificate

                With the political climate and the prospect of elimination of commensurate wages in the future, some organizations are considering not renewing their FLSA Section 14( c) Special Minimum...

Affordable Care Act Employee Notification Forms & Guidance Packet

Tue, 28 May 2013 16:40:52 EDT
Tue, 28 May 2013 16:40:52 The ACA amended the FLSA Section 18B to require all employers subject to the FLSA, regardless of size, to notify all employees about three provisions of the Affordable Care Act and their health coverage. MKAI has placed in one PDF file, our explanation, the USDOL Technical Guidance, the model notification...

Break Time for Nursing Mothers under the FLSA

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:53:19 EDT
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:53:19
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, “PPACA”

Break Time for Nursing Mothers under the FLSA

This fact sheet provides general information on the break time requirement for nursing mothers in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care...

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Families First Coronavirus Response Act and Paid Sick Leave

FFCRA and Paid Sick Leave and the E-FMLA Expanded FMLA Leave

COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave and Expanded Leave Answering Your Questions

Join Us on Face Book

USDOL Wage-Hour Publishes Final Rule Updating the Overtime Rules for Extra Bonuses and Incentives

Finally - Some Stability and Consistency

Weâre Now on Facebook!

FMLA Forms Published May 2015 - Current April 2019

FMLA Forms Published May 2015 Current as of April 2019

Proposed Revsion to 29 CFR Part 541 Minimum Salary Test Published March 22, 2019

New Definition for Hours of Work Results in Violations - Employers Take Heed!

Think Before You Not Renew Your FLSA Section 14c Special Minimum Wage Certificate

The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and FLSA Section 14(c) Enforcement

The Advisory Committee on Increasing Competitive Integrated Employment for Individuals with Disabilities (the Committee) Final Report

FLSA Hours of Work Without a Section 14(c) Special Minimum Wage Certificate

Government Contractor Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Poster No Longer Required

Government Contractor Paycheck Transparency Rule Nullified by Congress

USDOL Issues Proposed Rule: Nondiscrimination and Equal Opportunity WIOA

Free HRAlert Email Signup Instructions

Not Renewing a Section 14c Certificate Could Prove Costly - Hours Work Changes

Affordable Care Act Employee Notification Forms & Guidance Packet

Break Time for Nursing Mothers under the FLSA

Weâre Now on Facebook!