U.S. Department of Labor Announces Self-Audit Amnesty Program to Address Wage and Hour Violations Prior to Litigation
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division unveiled its new Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program on March 6, 2018. PAID is aimed at expeditiously resolving inadvertent overtime and minimum wage violations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Many FLSA-covered employers will be able to self-audit their pay practices, self-report potential FLSA violations and pay back wages to affected employees, while avoiding fines and threatened litigation.
The below Client Alert outlines the PAID program’s procedures, and examines questions and concerns surrounding the PAID program such as eligibility, liability and risks of voluntarily disclosing potential violations to the federal government.
PDF of Client Alert: CLIENT ALERT: U.S. Department of Labor Announces Self-Audit Amnesty Program to Address Wage and Hour Violations Prior to Litigation
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