Do Texas Employers Have to Pay Employees for Work Missed Due to Inclement Weather?
The recent 2021 winter storm in Texas shut down a large portion of the state for the week. Lack of electricity forced the closing of many businesses. Those businesses that were able to stay open had numerous absences from employees who could not travel to work because of the snow and ice or could not […]
Dustin Paschal Published in Today’s CPA Magazine
If you are one of the more than 35,000 Texas CPAs who receive Today’s CPA Magazine, be sure to check out Dustin Paschal’s feature article in the January/February 2017 issue. The article, entitled “The Fair Labor Standards Act’s One-Two Punch,” discusses the two major classification issues employers face under the FLSA – the exempt vs. non-exempt […]
Texas Court Halts Implementation of New Overtime Rule
Today, November 22, 2016, U.S. District Judge Amos L. Mazzant of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (Sherman Division) issued a preliminary injunction halting implementation of the new overtime rules that were set to go into effect on December 1, 2016. As you aware, following a notice and comment period, […]
DOL Overtime Regulations Fight Continues
As you are aware and as we have discussed in this blog before, the revisions to the Department of Labor’s overtime regulations are set to go into effect on December 1, 2016. In light of this impending change, the United States Congress and various states have taken action to delay the change. On September 20th, 22 […]
Final DOL Overtime Regulations Released
Yesterday, the Department of Labor released the final regulations regarding the white collar exemptions for overtime compensation. We will discuss this more here and in our newsletter, but here is a quick run down of what employers need to know: The salary threshold for the white collar exemptions (administrative, executive, professional, creative) is now $913 per […]
DOL Audit Dallas TX: How You Can Avoid A Department of Labor Audit
U.S. Department of Labor onsite compliance audits are on the rise and that means that your business stands a good chance of becoming the target of a DOL audit Dallas TX. A DOL audit can arise for a number of reasons including random chance; so even though you think you are compliant in all areas […]
DOL Audit Dallas TX: Your DOL Audit Questions Answered
If you are a business owner, you may, at any time, face the possibility of a DOL audit Dallas TX. Once you receive a notice from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) that your business is going to be audited, it is imperative that you deal with the preparations for the audit, and the audit […]
FLSA Lawsuits and Enforcement On the Rise
It doesn’t take much to see that FLSA claims, including lawsuits and Department of Labor audits/enforcement, are on the rise. All you have to do is turn on your TV, open a newspaper or visit the Internet. In fact, if you use Uber to get around or follow the NFL or the NBA, you already […]