Some workers are eligible for overtime pay, while others generally are not. Employees who put in more than 40 hours per week can sometimes receive 150% of their average hourly wage for any additional time worked. Others may have to perform extra work without...
Wage and Hour Disputes
How the de minimis rule affects worker wage claims
There are both federal employment laws that apply to modern workers and numerous state statutes as well. The right to fair pay, including the right to receive minimum wage, is particularly important for those in an hourly profession. What they receive an income every...
Wage and hour laws in Washington, DC
In Washington, DC, wage and hour laws play a crucial role in ensuring fair compensation and work conditions for employees. Keeping up-to-date with these regulations is essential for employees and employers alike. Washington, DC, has been at the forefront of increasing...
Is rounding someone’s time worked a form of wage theft?
Every company has its own unique approach to record-keeping and payroll processing. Each decides how much to pay its workers, how to schedule them and also how is maintains necessary employment records in order to comply with federal law. Many businesses now use...
How to avoid wage and hour claims
Wage and hour claims can cost an employer thousands of dollars in penalties and their reputation. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes the minimum wage, overtime pay eligibility and other compensation rights for workers in the country. All employers are...
2 reasons a company can avoid paying overtime wages
As an employer, you must comply with federal and state labor regulations or run the risk of lawsuits and enforcement actions. Overtime pay and claims about unpaid overtime wages are leading sources of disputes between workers and the companies that employ them. Such...
Can a business change someone’s time clock records?
As an hourly worker, you have no guaranteed income. You only get paid for the time that you work, and the number of hours you receive may vary substantially from week to week. You have to track when you work to get paid in full. Whether your employer expects you to...
Can you tell employees not to talk about their pay and wages?
In the past, you've had some issues at your business where employees decided to discuss their pay and were unhappy when they found out that it wasn't exactly the same. This caused friction among groups of employees that previously worked very well together. That was...
Can you claim overtime pay as a worker paid via salary?
Receiving an offer for a salaried position at a company can seem like a big step in the right direction for your career. All of a sudden, your income becomes predictable from week to week, although your schedule might not. Unfortunately for salaried workers, their...
Comp time still has to be time and a half
In order to avoid paying time-and-a-half for overtime, employers will sometimes offer comp time. This just means that you get to take extra time off later to make up for the overtime hours that you already worked. A common example is if your employer asked you to stay...