Can You Accept Volunteer Labor?
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is seemingly straightforward on the matter of pay: employers must pay employees for all hours worked. But who is an employee? And can employers accept free work?
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New Year, New Wages: Arizona Minimum Wage Increases to $10.50, $11 in Flagstaff
The second of four annual increases in Arizona’s minimum wage kicked in at midnight on January 1, 2018, boosting the base rate from $10 to $10.50. Voters gave themselves the raise and paid sick time when they adopted Proposition 206, the Fair Wages and Healthy Families Act, in November 2016.
Signed Time Cards: The Difference Between ‘Thrill of Victory’ and ‘Agony of Defeat’
A recent decision from the federal court in Miami provides excellent guidance on how to defeat wage and hour claims.
3rd Circuit: Employees Entitled to Pay for Short Breaks During Day
In a recent precedential decision, the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals—which covers Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania—held that employers are obligated to pay employees for breaks of 20 minutes or less under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
Are Full-Time Employees of Staffing Companies Exempt? It Depends
A new 6th Circuit case sheds some light on whether full-time employees of staffing companies are considered exempt from overtime.
Maine Minimum Wage Increase Set to Take Effect January 1
Changes to the Maine minimum wage law taking effect January 1 mean that the minimum wage for tipped workers will continue to be $5 an hour instead of rising $1 an hour like the minimum wage for workers who don’t receive tips.
3rd Circuit Tackles Definition of Willful Conduct Under FLSA
The U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals—which covers Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania—recently ruled that Lackawanna County’s failure to pay county employees overtime was not “willful” under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), even though an e-mail from the county acknowledged that it had “wage and hour issues.”
10th Circuit Gives Employers Tips About Tipping
Two recent decisions from the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals—which covers Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, and Wyoming—provide new guidance for employers with tipped employees.
Is Your Company Guilty of Wage Theft?
Companies tend to focus on messaging that targets management, ignoring information employees and job seekers receive from various sources. After all, there are only so many hours in a day.
How FLSA Public Employer and Employee Coverage Differs from Private
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) defines an employer to include “any person acting directly or indirectly in the interest of an employer in relation to an employee,” including a public agency. Unlike most other federal employment laws, employers do not need to employ a threshold number of employees to be covered. Instead, specific criteria […]