Paid Breaks Can’t Offset Other Compensation Due, Court Says
Employers cannot count compensation paid during meal breaks toward overtime pay due to employees, a federal appeals court has ruled.
Tag: FLSA
Ask the Expert: Can Our Employee Work as a ‘Contractor’ on Weekends?
Question: We are seeking clarification on hours worked for overtime pay. We have an employee who works as a “contractor” outside regular working hours, such as weekends. We are looking for guidance on when we will have to pay overtime; if allowing the employee to work as a “contractor” on the weekends will still count […]
Just-in-Time Scheduling—Good News and Bad News
Just-in-time scheduling is attractive to many employers, says attorney Charlie Plumb, but it’s not without its pitfalls. And the same goes for the related challenges of show-up pay and on-call pay.
It’s More Important Than Ever to Understand Your Employees’ Duties
A recent $6 million wage and hour settlement serves as a reminder that it’s always important to pay attention to your employees’ duties. And the stakes may be even higher in the future, according to one expert.
Puzder Nomination Could Be the End for Overtime Rules
The president-elect’s nomination of Andy Puzder for secretary of labor may very well be the nail in the coffin for the new overtime rules.
How ‘Matchmaking’ Brought in a New Classification of Worker
by Tami Simon, JD, managing director, Xerox HR Services A matchmakers’ business model centers on making connections. In the days of “Fiddler on the Roof,” the connection was made by an old woman named Yenta. Today, many matchmaking sites promote “uniquely designed” computer programs that promise to find a person’s perfect match (e.g., match.com, zoosk, […]
Ask the Expert: Holiday Pay for Probationary Employees?
Question: Our company has a probationary period of 90 days for all new hires (both exempt and non-exempt) that does not allow holiday pay until after the probationary period is met. I read under DOL that FLSA does not require private employers to provide holiday pay. Are we violating any rules?
Court Expedites Appeal of Overtime Rule Injunction
A federal appeals court will review the temporary injunction blocking new overtime regulations on an expedited schedule that wraps things up even faster than the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) had requested. But it still won’t reach a decision until after President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, and that could mean the end of the overtime rule, […]
Overtime in Limbo—What Employers Should Do Now (Infographic)
Now that the Department of Labor’s (DOL) overtime rule changes have been put on hold, what should employers do? That, in part, depends on the steps your company took to prepare. In May 2016, the federal DOL released final changes to the overtime regulations. With this final rule, the DOL sought to update the salary […]
Movement on Overtime Rule Unlikely Before Trump Takes Office
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has requested that an appeals court fast-track its appeal of the injunction blocking the new overtime regulations. But even if the court agrees to DOL’s proposed expedited schedule, it wouldn’t take any action on the injunction until at least February, weeks after President-elect Donald Trump takes office.