The Society of Human Resource Managers describes the recent guidance here.
Category: FLSA
“It’s Time to Stop Making Payroll Mistakes”
“It’s Time to Stop Making Payroll Mistakes.” Clergy Financial Resources has some basic guidance here.
FREE Webinar Nov. 2: Best Employee Practices for Houses of Worship
“FREE Webinar Nov. 2: Best Employee Practices for Houses of Worship” Register here for a free webinar sponsored by Church Executive and webinar featuring Frank Sommerville on November 2 at 11 a.m. E.D.T. The webinar will cover employee harassment, harassment policies, best hiring practices, terminating employees, and compliance with minimum wage and overtime rules.
1736 Obama overtime rules overturned
[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5706273/height/90/width/450/theme/custom/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/autoplay/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/c30000/” height=”90″ width=”450″]A federal court declared Obama-era overtime rules invalid just in time for Labor Day. On August 31 the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued an order explaining that rules implemented under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) during the last months of the Obama administration overreached the Labor Department’s ability to interpret FLSA. The decision can be found here: Nev. v U.S. Dep’t of Labor, No. 4.16-cv-00731-ALM, (E.D. Tex. Aug. 31, 2017) (Memo. Op. and Order). The same court issued a preliminary injunction in November 2016 that prevented the rule from going into effect on December 1, 2016, as the Obama administration planned. The district court’s final judgment likely means the rule that more than doubled the previous minimum salary requirements to exempt employees from minimum-wage and overtime requirements is permanently defeated. Josh explains how the decision affects religious organizations.
E.D. Tex.: Obama FLSA rule changes invalid; salary increase for exempt employees struck down
E.D. Tex.: Obama FLSA rule changes invalid; salary increase for exempt employees struck down. A federal court declared Obama-era overtime rules invalid just in time for Labor Day. On August 31 the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued an order explaining that rules implemented under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) during the last months of the Obama administration overreached the Labor Department’s ability to interpret FLSA. The decision can be found here: Nev. v U.S. Dep’t of Labor, No. 4.16-cv-00731-ALM, (E.D. Tex. Aug. 31, 2017) (Memo. Op. and Order). The same court issued a preliminary injunction in November 2016 that prevented the same rule from going into effect. The Obama administration had planned for the rule to take effect on December 1, 2016. The district court’s final judgment likely means that the rule that would have more than doubled the previous minimum salary requirements to exempt employees from minimum-wage and overtime requirements is permanently defeated.
1734 Stop using comp time with nonexempt employees
[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5666870/height/90/width/450/theme/custom/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/autoplay/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/c30000/” height=”90″ width=”450″ placement=”top”]Does your organization use compensatory time instead of paying employees overtime? Stop! Many mistakenly believe that nonprofits are allowed to give employees time off to make up for earned overtime. But this isn’t true. If an employee is subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), that employee must be paid time and a half for any time worked over forty hours in a seven-day work week. While some church employees may not be subject to FLSA, for those employees who do, it’s important to comply and pay overtime. For exempt employees and employees who are not subject to FLSA, these questions are likely decided by state law. See the notes below for resources on determining which employees are subject to FLSA and how to deal with comp time with exempt employees.
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1705 How to deal with FLSA noncompliance
[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5178953/height/90/width/450/theme/custom/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/autoplay/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/c30000/” height=”90″ width=”450″]Josh talks with Shelley Jackson and Pastor John Hickey about what religious organizations and nonprofits should do when they find themselves out of compliance with Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) rules to wrap up their conversation about overtime and minimum-wage statutes, regulations, and practices. Continue reading “1705 How to deal with FLSA noncompliance”