Partner Erin McAdams Franzblau Provides Quote for HR Dive Article on Exempt Employees Who Perform Nonexempt Duties During COVID-19 Pandemic

Freeborn Partner Erin McAdams Franzblau provided a quote for an HR Dive article entitled, "Exempt employees who perform nonexempt duties during pandemic will not lose status, DOL says." The feature shares insight on how employers may continue to treat salaried executive, administrative and professional employees who are exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) as exempt, even if they perform nonexempt duties during the COVID-19 pandemic. Erin provides guidance on how employers may want to create a policy that establishes workers will be paid for any unauthorized work they complete, but that such behavior risks penalties. To read the full article, click here.