Tag: FLSA
Will your overtime payment practices trigger a Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) audit?
Many employers are worrying overtime about overtime as the Fair Labor Standards Act is used more aggressively, and against some of the biggest players in business. Competitors in the retail business have been reluctant to take on Wal-Mart, the world’s biggest retail chain. No such problem for the U.S. Dept. of Labor. The department’s bird […]
Update Your Job Descriptions for New Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Overtime Rules
Executive Summary New Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime rules raise the salary threshold for exemption almost threefold, to $455 per week FLSA rules say job title is insufficient to establish exemption Detailed, accurate job descriptions are required to support overtime pay exemption under FLSA guidelines, says Department of Labor (DOL) The U.S. Department of […]
Employees on Commission: Court Examines Commission Exemption from Overtime, Chargeback Policy
Voluntary Study Time Isn’t Work Time, Says Labor Department
Hours Worked: Employee Entitled to Pay for Time Spent Attending Employer-Mandated Counseling Sessions; Practical Impact
Walking Time: Toyota Offers $4.5 Million to Resolve Walking Time Dispute; Four Ways to Contain Costs
Rates of Pay: Court Says Pay Required for All Hours Worked—Even If Paycheck Still Averages Out to Minimum Wage
Enforcement: DOL Collects $166 Million in Back Wages in 2005; Off-the-Clock Violators Beware
DOL Collected $166 Million for Employees in 2005
Last year, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division collected $166 million in back wages on behalf of 241,000 employees for employer violations of laws enforced by the division. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the federal wage-and- hour law, the division recovered a total of $134.2 million, including $119.4 million for […]