Employers frequently wonder when they must pay for an employee’s travel time or deduct time for an unpaid lunch. A recent decision from f the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals found an employer couldn’t automatically deduct an hour for lunch, even when the employee was completely relieved from all duties. This answer, however, was due to the job in question and the unusual position on travel pay taken by the employer.

All out-of-town employee travel time is compensable under Washington law, the state court of appeals recently ruled. The decision confirms the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries’ (L&I) interpretation that all work-related travel time is compensable, regardless of when it takes place. Accordingly, all businesses with hourly employees located in the state should become familiar with the changes.

Q&A: What are employers allowed to do with forfeited, unused employee flexible spending account (FSA) dollars?

Pandemic-related and political shifts regarding Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the part that prohibits employer discrimination, have occurred over the last few years. Read on to learn what you need to know about (1) long-haul COVID-19 and disability discrimination and (2) the Biden administration’s approach to gender discrimination.

Citing the employer’s zero-tolerance “no-call, no-show” policy, an Ohio federal district court recently upheld the termination of an employee who had just returned from a leave of absence under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in countless hybrid and remote work situations, and employers continue to grapple with compensable vs. noncompensable time. A December 2020 opinion letter from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) about the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) may provide clarity.

California has an odd lawmaking system, and nothing exemplifies that more than the fight over independent contractor status of app-based drivers. The issue has gone from the legislature to the courts, back to the legislature, then to the ballot box, and now again to the courts.