Dear Reader,

Welcome to this edition of The Cincinnati Times & Labor Report. As we report here, changes in the Department of Labor continue to make compliance a high priority.

Robert Bonnin's article from Workforce Management provides this cautionary insight: "It appears that the DOL is consciously going to do less to help employers comply with the law through meaningful advice and other cooperative tools, and will instead focus on more adversarial proceedings including litigation."

We are pleased to provide businesses with tools to help with record keeping, consistency, accountability and compliance. We’re also proud of our affiliation with the Employers Resource Association and Thompson Hine who are equally committed to assisting all types of organizations navigate this maze.

Please let us know what we can do to help you.

Mike Lahm, President
mlahm@cintime.com
(800) 454-8463 ext. 102

Wage & Hour
More Investigators, More Aggressive Auditing

Technical Corner
DST Ends November 7th

Workplace
Why Implement a Smart-Phone Usage Policy

Vendor Update
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Labor Law
Changes at the Department of Labor

Terry Henley, Director of Compensation Services, for the Employers Resource Association writes this article discussing the new focus of the Wage & Hour Division. Terry describes what is being audited and what you can do about it. The article can be found here.

For more information about the Employers Resource Association please visit their website:

It is that time of year again – Daylight Savings Time ends November 7th at 2:00 am. ADI clients can view directions here. NOVAtime clients can find the information here.

A lawsuit against the Chicago Police Department is a clear warning to employers to put a smart-phone usage policy in place before they end up in potentially costly litigation. Read the article here.

In late March the DOL abandoned its long standing practice of issuing opinion letters,replacing them with a new device: "administrator interpretations." Read about the implications of this change in the attached article from Workforce Management here.