On March 16, new regulations will take effect that help define “joint employer” for purposes of wage-and-hour responsibilities under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) like those about minimum wage and overtime. The new rules follow an extensive public commentary...
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Kentucky law only allows voluntary tip pools
Restaurants and other businesses in which employees customarily receive tips are subject to complex federal, state, and local legal requirements mostly meant to protect workers’ earnings. One area of regulation involves tip pooling. What is a tip-sharing or...
Feds find Kentucky restaurant violated wage-and-hour laws
A federal investigation recently found that a Central City restaurant violated federal labor laws. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division ordered the employer to pay eight employees a total of $78,562, a combination of back wages and liquidated damages....
DOL concludes that virtual marketplace service providers are contractors, not employees
Kentucky employers must be careful when classifying each member of its workforce as either an employee or an independent contractor. Hiring an employee, in many cases, subjects to the employer to a wide range of responsibilities under state and federal wage-and-hour...
Kentucky Supreme Court Strikes Down Louisville’s Minimum-Wage Ordinance
Kentucky's current minimum wage is $7.25 per hour. See KRS 337.275(1). In early 2015, the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government enacted an ordinance raising incrementally over a three-year period the minimum wage for all employers within its boundary, starting...
