DOL Clarifies Daily Expense Reimbursement Payments and Exclusions from Regular Calculations for Overtime Pay
By EsqSocial Corporation 30/12/24
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) recently issued an opinion letter addressing whether daily expense reimbursement payments can be excluded from an employee’s regular rate when calculating overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Though opinion letters are not binding in court, employers may rely on letters issued by the administrator as a good faith defense and bar to liability for wage claims arising under the FLSA....
By: Perkins Coie