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As service industry employers are aware, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and its implementing regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) allow for employers to take a credit against their minimum wage obligations if an employee regularly receives tips. This is referred to as a "tip...

On September 9, 2021, President Biden announced a series of federal COVID-19 mitigation efforts, which represent an invigorated national approach to reduce COVID-19 transmission and rapidly increase vaccination rates across the country. In addition to a pair of executive orders issued by the...

Earlier this year, the Trump Department of Labor issued a new rule regarding how to classify workers as either employees or independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act. In May, the Biden DOL revoked this proposed rule and confirmed its position that worker classification under the...

The Pennsylvania Senate passed Senate Bill 79 on November 20, 2019, which would raise the minimum wage but also halt the state Department of Labor and Industry ("DLI") from raising the salary threshold for overtime wages. The bill, which still needs to pass the house and be signed by the governor...