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Labor/Employment

May 13, 2020

Salaried workers doing nonexempt tasks raises problems

Since layoffs and furloughs introduced labor shortages, some salaried employees who are exempt from state wage and hour laws have been performing non-exempt work to fill in the gaps. That has required employers to navigate strict regulations on how to classify their workforce and pay them accordingly.

Since layoffs and furloughs introduced labor shortages, some salaried employees who are exempt from state wage and hour laws have been performing nonexempt work to fill in the gaps. That has required employers to navigate strict regulations on how to classify their workforce and pay them accordingly.

But as state officials gradually allow nonessential businesses to reopen, attorneys say opposition to these wage and hour laws by smal...

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