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...
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Wage and Hour Disputes
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...
Is your employer stealing your wages?
Wage theft is not as easy to spot as you might think. Most employers don't pay cash, so the prospect of your employer taking out a few bills before handing over your pay is low. It's more likely that your employer direct deposits your pay into your bank account. Many...
2 ways companies try to avoid paying workers overtime
Overtime wages can be an incredible boon to those who work a job paid on an hourly basis. They never know how much they might make from week to week, so making one-and-a-half times their usual hourly wage is a great opportunity. Theoretically, paying overtime is...
Your time clock records are a protection, not just an obligation
An employment contract is essentially an agreement between your business and an individual worker for them to trade their time, services and expertise for a specific amount of money. Workers that you pay on an hourly basis should receive compensation for all the time...
When are workers in Virginia owed overtime pay?
People in Fairfax have a strong work ethic, and many will work above and beyond the traditional 40-hour workweek to get the job done and support their families. It is important that these workers understand when they are owed overtime wages, so they can protect their...
Caution: Financial services workers may be eligible for overtime
When many people think of an exempt employee, they think of someone who is paid on a salaried basis. In reality, being paid on a salary does not necessarily make you exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Each worker’s duties have to be carefully considered...