Cleveland police officers complained that after accepting compensatory time off instead of overtime pay, they were barred from actually using the time. What did the courts say?
The U.S. Department of Labor has finally issued new regulations for the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Now employers have only 120 days to bring their companies into compliance. But don't have a heart attack - we're here to help.
The number of audits conducted by the Department of Labor on employers? wage and hour practices is increasing by the day. In fact, in 2003 DOL wage and hour settlements added up to $212 million. Cause for concern?
Compensatory time is time off from work in compensation for irregular or occasional overtime work, substituting for overtime/time and a half pay. It is only available to state and local government employersbut several bills, including one introduced this year, have aimed to make comp time available to private sector employers.
If your company uses a lot of overtime, you run the risk of fatigue-related
accidents. Here are some tips for reducing the likelihood of safety and health
problems.
Under the government's proposed changes to FLSA regulations, many of your exempt status employees may become non-exempt due to increases in salary thresholds or changes in the various duties tests. Here's the lowdown.
The nature of work and the way employees are paid for it have changed considerably, making it much more difficult to determine whether an employee is exempt from FLSA’s overtime provisions.
Usually, time spent by employees attending employer-sponsored training programs is considered subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act. But not in this case, a federal appeals court recently ruled.
