Many employers treat their sales employees as exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s overtime and minimum wage requirements. Regardless of whether they pay them a salary, commissions, or some combination of both, employers often assume that all salespersons are exempt and not entitled to overtime. Depending on the circumstances, this assumption can be problematic and costly.
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Drinking Establishment Exemption Process Detailed by PA Dept of Health
By Michael Moore on
Posted in Workplace Trends
The Department of Health (DOH) released additional Guidance and an application for an exemption for drinking establishments, cigar bars, and tobacco shops under Pennsylvania’s Clean Indoor Air Act (CIAA). The DOH information tangentially addresses the cross over between the prohibition on smoking in “workplaces” that may also be exempt “drinking establishments”. For example, the law…
Department of Health Issues Guidance for Employer Compliance with the Pennsylvania Clean Indoor Air Act
By Michael Moore on
Posted in Workplace Trends
The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) has issued Guidance in preparation for the September 11, 2008 effective date of Pennsylvania’s Clean Indoor Air Act (CIAA). The Guidance has the following noteworthy provisions and references collateral documents:
- Owner/Employer Compliance Toolkit: Additional guidance will be available in a Toolkit which will be available on the DOH website
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