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Technical Bulletins: Do Your Executives Pass The Flsa's Salary (And Duties) Test?, Sid Hemsley, Richard M. Ellis
Technical Bulletins: Do Your Executives Pass The Flsa's Salary (And Duties) Test?, Sid Hemsley, Richard M. Ellis
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
Certain battalion chiefs in the Kern County, California fire department are not executives under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). That's what the 9th U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals said in Abshire v. County of Kern, 908 F.2d 483 (1990). In March, the U. S. Supreme Court refused to review that decision, in effect upholding it. Some newspapers called that case an expensive disaster for municipalities. The real question is whether the executives in a city's municipal departments are executives as defined by FLSA.
Technical Bulletins: Flsa: Administrative Exemptions Revisited, Richard M. Ellis
Technical Bulletins: Flsa: Administrative Exemptions Revisited, Richard M. Ellis
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
This Technical Bulletin discusses FLSA administrative exemptions. One of the most difficult problems faced by local governments in complying with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is in the area of administrative exemptions. Under section 213(a)(1) of the Act, administrative personnel may be exempted from the minimum wage and overtime provisions of the law. The problems exist with what constitutes an administrative exemption.
Technical Bulletins: Guide To Compliance With The Fair Labor Standards Act For Tennessee Municipalities: Update No. 2, Richard M. Ellis
Technical Bulletins: Guide To Compliance With The Fair Labor Standards Act For Tennessee Municipalities: Update No. 2, Richard M. Ellis
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
This Technical Bulletin is the second update to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The information presented in the bulletin represents changes and updates regarding compliance with the FLSA in Tennessee cities. Much of this information is an addition to or a clarification of the material presented in the Guide to Compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act published by MTAS in 1986.
Technical Bulletins: Flsa Update No. 1, Richard M. Ellis
Technical Bulletins: Flsa Update No. 1, Richard M. Ellis
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
This Technical Bulletin was the first in a series of published updates regarding significant changes made to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
Technical Bulletins: Flsa: New Legislation Lessens Impact, Richard M. Ellis
Technical Bulletins: Flsa: New Legislation Lessens Impact, Richard M. Ellis
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
Signed into law November 4, 1985, new legislation postponed the application of FLSA' s overtime and recordkeeping requirements until April 15, 1986, and precluded liability for any violations of those requirements occurring before that date.
Technical Bulletins: Flsa: The Continuing Saga, Richard M. Ellis
Technical Bulletins: Flsa: The Continuing Saga, Richard M. Ellis
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
This Technical Bulletin provides information about compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act, as part of MTAS's effort to keep city governments informed on changes to the FLSA.
Technical Bulletins: Compliance With The Fair Labor Standards Act, Richard M. Ellis
Technical Bulletins: Compliance With The Fair Labor Standards Act, Richard M. Ellis
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
This Technical Bulletin provides information about enforcement of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Technical Bulletins: Fair Labor Standards Act Impact On Cities, Mtas
Technical Bulletins: Fair Labor Standards Act Impact On Cities, Mtas
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
This Technical Bulletin discusses the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Garcia v. San Antonio Transit Authority (February 19, 1985), which reversed the 1976 National League of Cities v. Usery decision.
Technical Bulletins: Tennessee Cities Not Affected By Minimum Wage Increase, Mtas
Technical Bulletins: Tennessee Cities Not Affected By Minimum Wage Increase, Mtas
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
In this Technical Bulletin, Tennessee cities were reminded that on June 24, 1976, the U. S. Supreme Court decided the case of National League of Cities, et al. v. Usery, Secretary o f Labor. The league and a number of cities and states had challenged the validity of the 1974 amendments to the Fair Labor Standards Act extending the Act's minimum wage and maximum hours provisions to almost all employees of states and their political subdivisions.
Technical Bulletins: U.S. Supreme Court Voids Flsa Amendments Affecting Local And State Governments, Eugene Puett
Technical Bulletins: U.S. Supreme Court Voids Flsa Amendments Affecting Local And State Governments, Eugene Puett
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
On June 24, 1976, the Supreme Court of the United States decided the case of National League of Cities, et al. v. Usery, Secretary of Labor. The League and a number of cities and states had challenged the validity of the 1974 amendments to the Fair Labor Standards Act extending the Act's minimum wage and maximum hours provisions to almost all employees of states and their political subdivisions.
Technical Bulletins: Flsa Amendments Being Enforced For All Municipal Employees, Mtas
Technical Bulletins: Flsa Amendments Being Enforced For All Municipal Employees, Mtas
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
This Technical Bulletin clarifies aspects of the Fair Labor Standards Act, making Tennessee cities aware that the Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor, includes all city employees except fire and police personnel in audits of hours worked and wages paid.
Technical Bulletins: Dol Preliminary Flsa Regulations On Police And Firefighters, Mtas
Technical Bulletins: Dol Preliminary Flsa Regulations On Police And Firefighters, Mtas
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
On Friday, November 1, 1974, the Department of Labor issued preliminary regulations governing the minimum wages and maximum hours for police and fire personnel. This Technical Bulletin summarizes the preliminary regulations.