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DOL Issues Opinion Letters Providing Guidance on Nondiscretionary Lump Sum Bonuses and Per-Project Payments

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Priya Amin

Executive Summary: The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued two Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) opinion letters on January 7, 2020, addressing questions regarding overtime calculation for nondiscretionary lump sum bonuses and per-project payments under the salary basis test. In the first opinion letter, the DOL ultimately stated that the appropriate method for calculating overtime pay on nondiscretionary lump sum bonus earnings that cannot be identified with particular workweeks is allocating the bonus equally to each workweek. In the second opinion letter, the DOL concluded that a “per-project” payment may satisfy the salary basis test, even in situations where the employee is earning “extra compensation” working on additional projects. Continue reading →

How Many Benefits are Included in the Calculation of Regular Rate? The World May Never Know

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Louis Britt

On March 28, 2019, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a lengthy and detailed Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) to revise the regulations governing how employers should calculate “regular rate” under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). Upon release, the DOL set a deadline for public notice and comment of May 28, 2019. However, citing the interest expressed by “law firms, unions, and advocacy organizations,” the DOL extended the period for public comment to June 12, 2019. Continue reading →