Ogletree Deakins·EMPLOYMENT / LABOR
DOL issues three FLSA opinion letters on tips, meal periods, and nonprofit volunteering
The Department of Labor clarifies rules allowing managers to keep direct tips, defines conditions for exempt employees volunteering, and confirms walking time during unpaid meal breaks is generally non-compensable.
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