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FLSA

When must we pay for travel time?

05/27/2009

Q. Some of our employees travel out of the country on business. We provide a per diem amount for meals, etc. Is there any requirement regarding when we must start the per diem clock ticking? For example, if someone leaves on a trip Friday afternoon and returns Monday morning, do we have to pay for four full days?

Remember, you have to prove exempt status

05/27/2009

Too many employers assume they can just classify employees as FLSA exempt without being challenged. The truth is quite different. In fact, many overtime labor law cases are filed when an employer fires an employee for entirely legitimate reasons.

Are we allowed to cut full-time employees’ hours to meet budget requirements?

05/27/2009

Q. Can we legally reduce the hours of full-time employees in one of our divisions because it needs to cut overhead?

Can we offer equity stake in lieu of pay and still comply with the FLSA?

05/13/2009

Q. We are a small start-up company. We have an office manager whom we pay $350 per week. I understand that, in order to be exempt from overtime labor laws, we would need to pay her at least $455 per week. We can’t afford to pay that amount, but are willing to provide her stock in the company. Will that help?

Must we pay employees who volunteer at a company-sponsored event?

05/13/2009

Q. Our company is sponsoring a community art fair, and several employees have volunteered to help at the event. Do we need to compensate those employees for the time they spend volunteering?

How can we save on payroll but still have employees work their full schedules?

05/11/2009

Q. We are having trouble making payroll and have asked our employees to give up pay for 20 hours per month while they work their regular schedules. Can we do this?

How should we handle bonuses and overtime?

05/11/2009

Q. We routinely pay our nonexempt employees an annual holiday bonus. What effect, if any, does this have on their regular rates of pay for purposes of calculating overtime?

Houston, we have a problem: $2.5 million for OT violations

05/06/2009

A Houston manufacturing company has paid $1.6 million in back wages to 1,751 employees after a federal investigation revealed the company violated the federal overtime labor law.

Minor adjustments: How to comply with federal teen labor rules

05/05/2009

Your risk of running afoul of the child labor laws has increased, and penalties can be harsh. A recent government study found a surprisingly high percentage of teen employees working longer hours than federal law allows, and also in jobs deemed too dangerous by law. Now, federal and state safety investigators are more interested than ever in child labor compliance.

The 10 Employment Laws Every Manager Should Know

04/28/2009
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