Tag: nondiscretionary bonus

Unwary Employers Risk Being Caught in Nondiscretionary Bonus, Regular Pay Rate Trap

By Jodi R. Bohr, Attorney, Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. Feb 1, 2022 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Feb 2, 2022

The regional director for the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the Department of Labor (DOL) has recently underscored the compliance obstacle that continues to confound employers: whether to include bonuses in the “regular rate” when calculating the overtime pay rate for nonexempt employees. Nondiscretionary bonuses must be considered when determining the regular pay rate, […]

Christmas Vacation, free beer, and the FLSA

By Kansas Employment Law Letter Nov 25, 2016 HR Hero Line

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

by Boyd Byers In the holiday classic National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, family patriarch Clark Griswold is distressed because he has not yet received his Christmas bonus, which he is counting on to cover a check he wrote for a new swimming pool. Finally, on Christmas Eve, a courier arrives with a delivery. As his family […]