New Zealand parliament recently passed a law granting employees 10 days of extra paid leave each year for victims of domestic violence to change their living situations and not lose their jobs. According to some U.S. statistics, one in four women and one in nine men are victims of intimate partner violence every year. This
Reunited and It Feels So Good—The DOL’s Opinion Letters Are Back (Part 2 of 3)
When Traveling Employees Are Due Compensation (Or Not)
Welcome to Part 2 of our series on the Department of Labor’s three new opinion letters. Last week, we looked at the new opinion letter on FMLA intermittent breaks. If you missed that post, you can catch up here. Next up is the travel time letter
Reunited and It Feels So Good—The DOL’s Opinion Letters Are Back (Part 1 of 3)
FMLA-Covered 15-Minute Rest Breaks Are Not Compensable
Last July, we posted on the U.S. Department of Labor’s announcement that it was reviving its practice of publishing opinion letters as guidance on wage and hour issues, which the Obama Administration halted in 2010. After leaving us all on pins and needles for months, the DOL has