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Employee Classifications – The Salary Test
In last months issue of Mind Your Business: PA School Bus Edition, we discussed the job duties test as a component of determining whether an employee is exem...
Understanding Employee Classifications and Duties in a Library Setting
Libraries rely on many employees to keep public services running each day. A single library may employ directors, branch managers, professional librarians, c...
Employee Classifications – The Duties Test
The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) establishes the minimum wage, currently $7.25 per hour, and overtime requirements for employees working over forty (40)...
Overtime and Blended Rates
In school bus operations, most employees are part-time drivers that do not exceed 40 hours of work in a workweek; however, nearly all contractors have some f...
Legal Focus: 2024 Year In Review
2024 brought many significant changes and events that affect the school bus industry. From the extension of the Under the Hood Exemption, to changes and chal...
Tis the Season for Holiday Employment Issues
Employment issues are common during the holiday season as many businesses experience increased staffing needs, extended hours, and changes in employee availa...
Accommodating Employees Exempt from Vaccination Requirements
As a number of regions across the country begin to experience a surge in coronavirus cases due to new variants, employers and local, state, and federal gover...
Overtime and Minimum Wage Changes Propoosed by U.S. Department of Labor
Many remember the 2016 Obama era rule from the U.S. Dept. of Labor (US DOL) that sought to more than double the threshold for overtime pay by employers. That...
Diabetes Exemptions & Waivers
In September 2018, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced it was revising 49 CFR § 391.41 to permit drivers with a stable insulin ...
FLSA Overtime Ruling Update
In May 2016, the Department of Labor published its final rule, more than doubling the threshold for overtime pay. In December 2016, a federal court in Texas ...
Proposed Changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act Salary Threshold
Who is hourly and who is salary in your organization? That could all change soon. In July, 2015 the Department of Labor (DOL) gave notice of a proposed rule ...
Complying with Hours of Service Regulations on Activity Runs
The 2013 Hours of Service Federal Regulations have been making a buzz in the school bus industry recently and have sparked some important questions and conce...