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Reports Revised the reporting date and report format.
Whether truck drivers under a labor agreement, who drive over 200 miles are allowed to utilize an exemption for local delivery drivers.
Encloses Solicitor of Labor Opinions DB-45 & 46 regarding DBA coverage of maintenance painting & interpretation of fringe benefit obligations.
Building and loan company wishes to employ a retired man receiving Social Security, who wants to earn no more than 100 a week
Encloses Solicitor of Labor Opinions DB-43 & 44 regarding interpretation of wage determination language & computation of CWHSSA liquidated damages.
A contractor may not crwww contributions or cost for fringe benefits against minimum wage obligations under the Davis-Bacon Act in any situation where the wage determination has found no contributions or cost for fringe benefits to be locally prevailing.
Provides clarity regarding vesting in a bona fide profit sharing plans
Concerns training time/service meetings directly related to the employees job in the air conditioning and refrigeration industry.
The DOL announces its schedule of incorporating fringe benefits in DBA WDs as required under 1964 amendment to the Act.
SECTION 5.7(b)-REGS. Federal agencies must furnish compliance reports enclosing a copy of suggested form - first one due JANUARY 15, 1965.
Solicitor of Labor requests contracting agency assistance in submitting payment information to support prevailing wage surveys.
The status of real estate salesmen under the Fair Labor Standards Act
The application of the section 13(a)(2) exemption contained in the Fair Labor Standards Act to combination hotel-restaurant-gambling casino establishments
Encloses Solicitor of Labor Opinion DB-41 addressing DBA coverage of installation work and "incidental construction.
Truck drivers resting in the truck's sleeping berth.
Revised Title 29 Parts 1,3, and 5.
"Bona fide" loans i.e. transactions providing for repayment plus a proper rate of interest, and meeting Internal Revenue Standards, would not disqualify an otherwise bona fide benefit plan under Section 7(d)(4) and 29 CFR 778.6(g).
Truck drivers riding in the truck's sleeping berths while the relief driver is at the wheel.
Industrial security regulations, as prescribed by the Department of Defense, are within the purport of "safety rules of major significance" under Part 541 and deductions may be made related to them from the salary of an exempt employee.
Encloses Solicitor of Labor Opinion DB-40 outlining DOL's policy of not applying DBA to drilling operations.
Encloses Solicitor of Labor Opinion DB-39 outlining DOL's policy of not applying DBA to stand-alone demolition.
Encloses Solicitor of Labor Opinion DB-38 addressing DBA coverage of "redi-mix" drivers.
Encloses Solicitor of Labor Opinion DB-37 regarding the application of DBA to workers installing cable and termination of cables on master panels inside buildings. See also AAM35.
Encloses Solicitor of Labor Opinion DB-36 regarding DBA application to subcontractors and materialmen.
Encloses Solicitor of Labor Opinion DB-35 regarding the application of DBA to subcontractors who perform work themselves. All LABORERS and MECHANICS performing work must be paid - BONA FIDE SUBCONTRACTOR - NOT COVERED - Others ARE COVERED. An individual performing work is a JOURNEYMAN MECHANIC not a Bona Fide Subcontractor, however, if he employs others and works himself all must be listed on payroll. Subcontractor who perform work fulfills dual role must be carried as LABORERS or MECHANIC on Prime's Payroll ST wages only may be deducted from contract price, no OT. See also AAMs 123 & 125.
Encloses Solicitor of Labor Opinion DB-34 holding that DBA did not apply to quarry employees since they were materialmen.
Encloses Solicitor of Labor Opinion DB-33 addressing appropriate restitution for unregistered apprentices.
Encloses Solicitor of Labor Opinions DB-31 & 32 regarding appropriate trade classifications under DBA & CWHSSA non-applicability in foreign countries.
Classification of installation of electrical fiber conduit as ELECTRICIAN'S work.
Encloses Solicitor of Labor Opinion DB-29 clarifying application of DBA to oil spreading employees of suppliers.
Encloses Solicitor of Labor Opinion DB-30 addressing application of DBA to off-site WHD FAB rication facilities.
Enclosed draft revisions to Title 29 CFR, Parts 1, 3 and 5.
Encloses Solicitor of Labor Opinion DB-28 addressing application of DBA to oil spreading workers.
Encloses Solicitor of Labor Opinion DB-27 addressing CWHSSA application.
Encloses Solicitor of Labor Opinion DB-26 addressing application of DBA to survey crews.
Encloses Solicitor of Labor Opinion DB-25 addressing application of DBA to construction work performed by employees of the Boston Gas Company.
Since the employer makes a profit on the transactions related to the cost of the rent and coal to the employee, such deductions are in violation of the MW provisions of the FLSA.
There is nothing in the FLSA that requires an employer to provide a notation on a custom's invoice that the goods are produced in compliance with the Section 12 and 15 hot goods provisions.
Encloses Solicitor of Labor Opinion DB-23 addressing application of DBA to missile site construction.
An employee in this case working for a dog kennel would be covered under the FLSA. The separate employee working on the farm would be exempt from the MW and OT requirments of the FLSA under Section 13(a)(6), except for workweeks in which he engages in work which is not a part of nor an incident to the employer's farming operations.
Encloses Solicitor of Labor Opinions DB-21 & 22 addressing application of DBA to truck drivers employed by subcontractors and suppliers.
Encloses Solicitor of Labor Opinions DB-17, 18, & 19 addressing application of DBA to timber sales and supply contracts.
Encloses Solicitor of Labor Opinion DB-20 addressing application of DBA to "incidental" construction.
Advises of Wage and Hour Division personnel reassignments.
Enclosed a copy of a recent opinion on the same general subject.
Solicitor of Labor outlined procedural recommendations of Committee and noted that recommendations regarding labor standards are still pending and under consideration
Encloses Solicitor of Labor Opinion DB-9 excluding, as a matter of administrative policy, the provisions of DBA from truck driver owner-operators. (See also AAMs 117 and 119).
Enclosed Solicitor of Labor Opinion DB-10, clarifying DOL position that owner-operator exclusion does not extend beyond truck drivers.
Missile silo has historically been characterized as building construction (DB-11)
Materialmen not covered by DBA.
The FLSA Sections 13(a)(2)(ii) and 13(a)(20) were found to not be applicable to the employer. The seamen exemption under FLSA Section 13(b)(6) was found to be applicable, but the firm will still be required to pay its employees the applicable MW.
Addresses restitution to non-registered apprentices
Encloses Solicitor of Labor Opinion Letter DB-8 addressing DBA coverage of Steam & Sandblasting of public works
Wage Computation and Transcription Sheet (SOL-164)
Encloses two Solicitor of Labor opinion regarding the application of the apprentice to journeyman ratio for DBA purposes. See also AAMs 24 and 101.
Encloses Solicitor of Labor opinion regarding DBA coverage of employees who are engaged in "clearing and disposal".
Encloses Solicitor of Labor opinion regarding conditions under which survey crew personnel may be subject to the Davis-Bacon Act.
Informing BAT Staff of labor management rules prohibiting serving as umpires or tie-breakers in training funds
Coverage of truck drivers due to dutiees closely integrated with constrution and continuous relationship with the job sit ework. Delivery of supplies by truck drivers employed by bona fide materialmen distinguished as not covered.
Provides Solicitor of Labor opinion regarding the physical inclusion of labor standards in subcontracts.
Informing BAT staff of permanent installation of internal communication system for Bulletins and Circulars
Provides Solicitor of Labor opinion regarding DBA coverage of materialmen.
Encloses Solicitor of Labor remarks regarding uniform enforcement of apprenticeship program requirements
An exemption under Section 13(c)(1) of the child labor laws is applicable to the employment of minors in agriculture outside of school hours for the school district for which they live while employed.
There are two exemptions under the child labor laws of the FLSA in agricultural employent. One is the Section 13(c)(1) exemption which applies to minors working in agriculture outside of school hours and the other is the Section 13(c)(2) exemption which applies to a minor employed by a parent or a person standing in place of the parent on a farm owned or operated by the parent.
Whether all time spent away from the home terminal by interstate truck drivers must be counted in determining the total number of hours worked by these employees or whether only actual number of hours worked is considered.
Whether employees are entitled to have counted as hours worked the time spent in going through the badge alley, standing security inspection and traveling by foot and by bus between the badge alley and their respective work sites at the beginning and end of the workday
The activities of the 8 cleaning women were found to be closely related and directly essential to the production of goods for commerce and were in the general coverage of the FLSA.
In this case where cigar cuttings are shipped to Holland more than 2 years after their production, the two year statute of limitations under Section 6 of the Portal-to-Portal Act would not be applicatble. A three year statute of limiations under FLSA Section 15(a)(1) applies to the time of the production of the cuttings, but under Section 15(a)(2) it does not begin to run until the cuttings are shipped or delivered for shipment more than 2 years later.
Frequently Asked Questions for Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA)
Frequently Asked Questions Pertaining to the Issuance of Wage Determinations Under the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA) of 1965, as Amended
This Unemployment Insurance Program Letter provides State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) guidelines and key dates for the completion of the 2021 UI BAM paid and denied claims sample cases and the publication of 2021 BAM data.
A Brief Guide to Mold in the Workplace
Abrasive Blasting: Protecting Workers from the Hazards of Abrasive Blasting Materials Fact Sheet
Aerial Lift Fall Protection Over Water in Shipyards
Aerial Lifts Fact Sheet
Aerial Lifts: Using Aerial Lifts Fact Sheet
Agriculture: Backing Up Farm Vehicles and Equipment Safely QuickCard
Agriculture: Protecting Farmworkers from Tractor and Harvester Hazards QuickCard
Agriculture: Protecting Workers from Tripod Orchard Ladder Injuries QuickCard
Agriculture: Safe Use of Tripod Orchard Ladders Fact Sheet
Alliance - OSHA Alliance Program Fact Sheet Revised
Amputations Fact Sheet
Amputations QuickCard™
Amputations: Safeguarding Equipment and Protecting Employees from Amputations
Anaerobic Decomposition in Cooling Water Systems
Animal Rescuer QuickCard™
Asbestos Fact Sheet
Asbestos Standard for the Construction Industry
Asbestos: Protecting Workers from the Hazards of Asbestos-Containing Flooring Material Maintenance Fact Sheet
Asbestos-Automotive Brake and Clutch Repair Work
Attaching an Unguarded Blowtorch Regulator to a Portable Propane Cylinder
Automated External Defibrillators: Saving Sudden Cardiac Arrest Victims in the Workplace
Avian Flu: Protecting Employees from Avian Flu
Avian Influenza Protecting Poultry Workers at Risk
Barrier Guard for Drawworks Drum at Oil Drilling Sites
Bloodborne Pathogens - Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Reduces Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens Fact Sheet
Bloodborne Pathogens - Protecting Yourself When Handling Contaminated Sharps Fact Sheet
Bridge Inspection Aerial Platform
Cabinet Press Pinch Point Hazard
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