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Construction disputes can be complicated. There are often disputes between the parties about the quality of work and the amount that is due. Many contractors rely on mechanics’ liens as leverage to try to get their final payment. A case from the Iowa...By: Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C.

It seems like we’ve discussed this subject for years. It was May of 2016 when the Obama DOL issued final regulations that among other things, more than doubled the minimum salary requirements for the Executive, Administrative, Professional, Computer,...By: Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C.

Part One of this post discussed an NRLB Office of General Counsel Advice Memorandum which determined that a provision in employment agreements used by The Stange Law Firm, P.C. unlawfully interfered with or restrained employees in their exercise of...By: Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C.

This is an instructive tale of the Stange Law Firm, P.C. and its disputes with employees, with lessons regarding both non-disparagement provisions in employment agreements and how to view internet postings which are critical of employment and an...By: Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C.

Are you a private-sector employer with 100 or more employees who is supposed to be filing EEO-1’s, but who has not yet filed EEO-1 Component 2 (Pay Data) forms for 2017 and 2018? If so, let me tell you a story... Section 42 USC 2000e-8(c) part of...By: Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C.

Our previous Wage and Hour Watch post summarized DOL’s recent Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the FLSA fluctuating workweek overtime regulations. Today’s post will focus on the particulars of the current rules. The fluctuating workweek (FWW) method...By: Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C.

On November 5, USDOL’s Wage and Hour Division issued a press release with the enticing title, “U.S. Department of Labor Announces Proposal to Expand Access to Bonuses for America’s Workers.” Despite the title, the WHD is not unveiling any new FLSA...By: Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C.

Working to clarify the jumbled mess of FLSA tipped worker regulations, on October 8, 2019, the Department of Labor announced a proposed rule that incorporates recent court rulings and statutory changes to the FLSA. The FLSA allows employers to take...By: Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C.

In a press release dated September 26, 2019, the DOL Wage and Hour Division announced that since implementing its PAID Program in April of 2018, it has completed 74 cases, with back wage findings of $4,131,238 found due to 7429 employees. Under the...By: Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C.

On Tuesday September 24, 2019, the DOL announced its latest attempt to raise the minimum salary required for application of the so-called EAP exemptions for executive, administrative and professional employees under the FLSA. Earlier this year, the...By: Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C.