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The Roller-Coaster Ride of Wage and Hour DevelopmentsPresented By: Cynthia A. Bremer
© 2020, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
CEO RoundtableJune 16, 2020
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Look Familiar?
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Agenda Minimum Wage Developments DOL Opinion Letters Regulatory Update Litigation Trends Audits Best Practices North Dakota – Final Thoughts
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Minimum Wage
Federal v. State Several State Increases in 2019 Several More State Increases on the
Horizon
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2019 State Minimum Wage Changes
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Current Minimum Wage
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States with Future Enacted Minimum Wage Increases
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U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia
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Opinion Letters
Issued by DOL Many in past years Several in 2019
Various Topics Some Industry-Specific
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2019 Opinion LettersPermissible rounding practices
Service provider – virtual marketplace: Employee or independent contractor?
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DOL Regulatory Agenda
AMBITIOUS
Regular Rate
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Overtime Regulations
New Exempt Level: $684/week, $35,568/year
New Highly Compensated Employee Level: $107,432
https://www.dol.gov/whd/overtime2019/index.htm
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FLSA Litigation
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FLSA Litigation
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2018 FLSA Case Filings in Federal District Courts
In 2018, nearly 30% of all FLSA cases filed in federal district courts were filed in New York.
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2019 FLSA Case Filings in Federal District Courts
In 2019, more than 25% of all FLSA cases filed in federal courts have been filed in New York.
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FLSA Class/Collective Litigation
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FLSA Class/Collective Litigation
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2019 FLSA Class/Collective Actions Filed in Federal District Courts
In 2019, 32% of all FLSA class and collective actions were filed in New York.
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Audits
DOL vs. Internal Compliance vs. Restitution Employee Communication Avoiding Litigation
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2018: Record Year DOL Back Wages Recovered
$304Million
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FY 2018 DOL Back Wages Recovery
$835,000/dayDOL back wage recovery averaged
$1,150/employee
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DOL Back Wage RecoveryNumber of complaints decreasing –
Recovery Increasing
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DOL Audit Prepare – self audit; posters; fix issues; train;
create response team Opening conf. – response team; attorney; notes Request for records – writing; redact confidential
information; off-site Interviews – non-management vs. mgmt. Closing conference
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North Dakota – Final Thoughts Available state resources found:
https://www.nd.gov/labor/wage-and-hour-topics ND Basics:
Min. wage - $7.25 OT – 1.5 times over 40 hours 30 minute unpaid meal breaks for shifts exceeding 5 hours
Other information found on ND Minimum Wage and Work Conditions Summary Poster (“excellent resources that summaries states law”)
