The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulates minimum wage, overtime, equal pay, recordkeeping, and child labor for employees of enterprises engaged in interstate or foreign commerce and employees of state and local governments. Although FLSA applies in all states, it permits states to regulate areas not covered by FLSA and to afford workers greater protection. When state law and FLSA conflict, employers must follow the provision that is more favorable to the employee.
What You Need to Know About the Fair Labor Standards Act
Are you asking yourself what more you could possibly learn about the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)? We spoke with Jason Kovac, compensation practice leader at WorldatWork, to learn more about some of the most-often overlooked parts of FLSA. The biggest issue, and the source of most FLSA-related problems, he says, is proper classification of jobs.
The Wage and Hour War: Managing Risk in an Ever-Changing Environment
Wage and hour class action litigation has now outstripped all other employment-related litigation--and no wonder, because fully 80 percent of all employers aren't in compliance with the FLSA.That was the message of Tammy McCutcheon and Lee Schreter, shareholders at Littler-Mendelson, in a recent SHRM webcast.
OK to Dock Pay for Time Taken to Address Work-Related Injury?
Does an employer have to compensate an employee with a work-related injury for her time away from work for a medical re-evaluation? The answer depends on whether the employer directed the employee to attend the doctor's appointment.
Is It Work to Tote a Briefcase To and From?
The obvious answer is that it depends on how heavy the briefcase is--and on whose definition of work prevails. A group of New York City fire alarm inspectors charged that because they are required to carry paperwork weighing between 15 and 20 pounds during their daily commutes, the commutes are work time for which they should be paid.
Computer Professionals and Overtime
Determining whether an employee should be exempt or nonexempt from overtime pay is always fraught with danger, but properly classifying a computer professional can be especially difficult.
What Will the New FLSA Regulations Cost You?
We keep hearing how the new
regulations to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) will cost employees a bundle in time and implementation costs, but what does this really mean to you
in dollars and cents?
