The U.S. Department of Labor recently posted new wage and hour opinion letters. Ten of the recently posted letters are Administrator-signed letters. There is one non-Administrator signed letter. More information on the opinion letters after the break.
The Administrator signed Opinion Letters are:
| FLSA2008-19 | Store managers in training for promotion and section 13(a)(1) | December 19, 2008 (PDF, TEXT) |
| FLSA2008-18 | Chefs who serve meals to customers and tipped employees under section 3(m) | December 19, 2008 (PDF, TEXT) |
| FLSA2008-17 | Certified Occupational Therapist Assistants and section 13(a)(1) | December 19, 2008 (PDF, TEXT) |
| FLSA2008-16 | Victim Assistant Specialist volunteering as reserve police officer and receiving hourly pay under sections 3(e)(4)(A) and 7(p)(2) | December 18, 2008 (PDF, TEXT) |
| FLSA2008-15 | Stipends provided to volunteer firefighters of a political subdivision and nominal fees under section 3(e)(4)(A) | December 18, 2008 (PDF, TEXT) |
| FLSA2008-14 | Paid firefighter performing volunteer firefighting services for the same private fire department | December 18, 2008 (PDF, TEXT) |
| FLSA2008-13 | Volunteer emergency crew as separate and independent agency under section 3(e)(4)(A) | December 18, 2008 (PDF, TEXT) |
| FLSA2008-12 | Discretionary “stress pay” bonuses and section 7(e)(3)(a) | December 1, 2008 (PDF, TEXT) |
| FLSA2008-11 | Assistant Athletic Instructors and the teacher exemption under section 13(a)(1) | December 1, 2008 (PDF, TEXT) |
| FLSA2008-10 | Replacement of tipped employee’s uniform damaged during personal use | October 24, 2008 (PDF, TEXT) |
The non-Administrator signed Opinion Letter is:
| FLSA2008-14NA | On-call period and hours worked | December 18, 2008 (PDF, TEXT) |


