DOL Ends Employer-Friendly ‘PAID’ Program
By EsqSocial Corporation 01/02/21
On January 29, the US Department of Labor (DOL) issued a press release announcing the immediate end of its Payroll Audit Independent Determination program launched by the Department’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) in 2018. As we previously reported, the program allowed employers to self-report federal minimum wage and overtime violations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to avoid litigation, penalties or damages, and prohibited affected workers from taking any private action on the...
By: Arent Fox