Employer's Guide to the Fair Labor Standards Act
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After adding 250 new investigators to its ranks, the DOL is cracking down on FLSA violators. And the number of lawsuits filed under the FLSA nearly tripled since 2002, with FLSA lawsuits expected to surge even more in the wake of recent layoffs. This Guide is a complete resource for businesses like yours that need to know how to stay in compliance with the FLSA and its regulations. The Guide shows you exactly how these regs apply to your daily operations. It also explains the steps to take when a problem occurs.
With Employer’s Guide to the Fair Labor Standards Act, you can:
• Stay on top of changes in FLSA regulations and new court rulings
• Comply not only with federal wage and hour requirements, but those specific to the states in which you operate
• Deploy effective remedies if a DOL audit or investigation is launched
• Confidently execute special rules governing overtime and other issues
• Understand your duties under the newly issued child labor regulations
• Streamline procedures with sample forms and documents
• Monitor key compliance issues as laid out by leading HR attorneys and other authorities
• Stay informed with 12 newsletters stating the latest regulation changes and court cases, and 12 updates, so that if information in your Guide becomes outdated, you’ll automatically receive new and revised information
• Call the editor with unanswered questions — a special resource for subscribers
Major Topics Covered
The Employer's Guide to the Fair Labor Standards Act is the authoritative resource — specifically for private-sector organizations — that helps ensure compliance with the FLSA. You get comprehensive, practical guidance, original reference documents and timely reporting that help maximize your success in dealing with the full range of FLSA requirements.
Featured Topics
- Coverage of Employees and Employers
- White-Collar Exemptions
- Other FLSA Exemptions
- Minimum Wage and Overtime Compensation
- Calculating Working Time
- Child Labor Requirements (Newly revised and updated!)
- Recordkeeping Rules
- Enforcement and Remedies
- Sample Forms and Documents
- State Wage and Hour Laws (New!)
- Text of Federal Statute
Format and Frequency
- One-volume manual
- Updates (12 updates)
- Newsletters (12)
About Your Subscription
Your annual subscription includes published updates at no additional charge for the 12 month subscription period. If you have any questions about your subscription, please contact Client Services at 800-677-3789 or by e-mailing service@thompson.com
Authors and Editors
Daniel B. Abrahams, Esq., is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of the international law firm, Brown Rudnick LLP.
Mr. Abrahams regularly represents employers before the U.S. Department of Labor and in the courts. Mr. Abrahams was an adjunct assistant professor at George Washington University Law School for almost a decade, where he co-taught a course entitled, "Federal Labor Standards" in the Government Contracts Program. He has lectured widely on government contracts and labor standards topics for private groups, the Small Business Administration, Federal Publications Inc., the Educational Services Institute, and the George Washington University Government Contracts Program. He is co-author of the Fair Labor Standards Handbook for States, Local Governments and Schools, the Employer's Guide to the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Public Employer's Guide to FLSA Employee Classification, and the FLSA Employee Exemption Handbook, all published by Thompson Publishing Group®, and serves on the Editorial Advisory Board for the monthly newsletters of all four publications.
Sandra J. Boyd is the vice president of advocacy and outreach for Achieve, Inc., a bipartisan, non-profit organization that helps states raise academic standards, improve assessments and strengthen accountability to prepare all young people for postsecondary education, work and citizenship. She holds an undergraduate degree from San Diego State University and a juris doctor from the George Washington University Law School. Boyd has served as the vice president of human resources policy at the National Association of Manufacturers in Washington, D.C.; as Assistant General Counsel of the Labor Policy Association and as an attorney at the Washington, D.C., law firm of Epstein, Becker and Green, where she practiced labor and government contract law; and as an adjunct professor at George Washington University, National Law Center. She is co-author of Employer's Guide to the Fair Labor Standards Act; Fair Labor Standards Handbook for States, Local Governments and Schools; FLSA Employee Exemption Handbook; and Public Employer's Guide to FLSA Employee Classification, published by Thompson Publishing Group®.
Gilbert J. Ginsburg is an attorney, and counselor-at-law and former partner in the Washington, D.C., law firm of Epstein Becker and Green. He holds an undergraduate degree and juris doctor from the University of Chicago and currently is an adjunct professor at The George Washington University Law School. He is co-author of the Fair Labor Standards Handbook for States, Local Governments and Schools; and Employer's Guide to the Fair Labor Standards Act, published by Thompson Publishing Group®.
Shlomo D. Katz is counsel in the Washington, D.C. office of the international law firm, Brown Rudnick LLP. He holds a B.S. degree from the University of Maryland, School of Architecture, and a juris doctor from the George Washington University Law School. Katz’ areas of specialty include wage and hour, government procurement, and construction law. He advises clients on classification and salary basis issues, participates in wage-hour litigation, and assists clients in developing innovative compensation plans. He lectures regularly on the Fair Labor Standards Act and has been a contributing editor to several Thompson Publishing Group books and newsletters.
Editorial Advisory Board for the Employer's Guide to the Fair Labor Standards Act
Daniel B. Abrahams, Esq.
Brown Rudnick LLP,
Washington, D.C.
Caroline J. Brown
Fisher & Phillips LLP,
Atlanta, Ga.
Joel M. Cohn, Esq.
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Washington, D.C.
William J. Cutler, Jr., SPHR
Cutler Consulting Services LLC
San Antonio, Fla.
Paul DeCamp, Esq.
Jackson Lewis LLP,
Vienna, Va.
Charles A. Edwards, Esq.
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice
Winston-Salem, N.C.
Burton J. Fishman
Fortney & Scott, LLC,
Washington, D.C.
David S. Fortney, Esq.
Fortney & Scott, LLC,
Washington, D.C.
Donna S. Galchus, Esq.
Cross, Gunter, Witherspoon & Galchus, P.C.
Little Rock, Ark.
Richard I. Greenberg
Jackson Lewis LLP,
New York, N.Y.
Shlomo D. Katz, Esq.
Brown Rudnick LLP,
Washington, D.C.
Allen S. Kinzer, Esq.
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
Columbus, Ohio
Tammy D. McCutchen, Esq.
Littler Mendelson,
Washington, D.C.
Alexander Passantino
Seyfarth Shaw
Washington, D.C.
Alfred “Hap” Perry
Senior Consultant
Jackson Lewis LLP,
Atlanta, Ga.
James A. Prozzi, Esq.
Jackson Lewis LLP,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Howard M. Radzely
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Washington, D.C.
Alfred B. Robinson, Jr.
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart
Washington, D.C.
William P. Schurgin, Esq.
Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Chicago, Ill.
David H. Spalter, Esq.
Jill Schwartz & Associates, P.A.
Winter Park, Fla.
Sally Still, Esq.
Ward Damon Posner Pheterson & Bleau
West Palm Beach, Fla.
Daniel G. Vliet, Esq.
Buelow Vetter Olson Buikema & Vliet, LLC,
Waukesha, Wis.
Christine V. Walters, Esq.
MAS, SPHR
FiveL Company,
Westminster, Md.
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