Summary Federal overtime laws require that employers provide overtime pay to those who work over 40 hours per workweek. Many states have their own overtime laws. States that do not have their own overtime rules default to the federal law. Starting Janu
Overtime pay can be a tricky concept to grasp. Learn what overtime rules you have to follow and how to calculate overtime with our guide.
Focuses on changes to federal regulations that determine which workers are eligible for overtime pay by the U.S. Department of Labor. Staff analysis of the final rules; Determination of strategies to fight any potential efforts by...
DOL: Final Rule on Overtime Regulations; Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order; Fiduciary Rule; Miscellaneous • EEOC: EEO-1 Reports; Religious Bi... The article focuses on the regulatory updates of federal regulations under the U.S. Department of Labor. Topics discussed include the ...
An employer can face civil and criminal penalties for knowingly hiring illegal immigrants or failing to comply with certain employee record-keeping regulations. The nine workers, who cleaned stores in New Jersey, maintain they were denied overtime pay despite working at least 56 hours a week and ...
A federal judge in Texas recently struck down a Department of Labor rule that would have raised the minimum salary for an individual to be exempt from overtime pay from $23,660 per year to $47,476 per year. The rule, released by the Obama administration in May 2016, was set to take ...
Federal discrimination laws for employment, it disallowswage discriminationbased on gender for all jobs that require equal skill, effort and responsibility under similar working conditions at the same employer. Part of theFair Labor Standards Act, which also has provisions forovertime pay,minimum wage...
It’s imperative for transportation and logistics companies to keep on top of relevant employment laws. Here are two other recent law changes to be aware of: A new federal rule on independent contractors A new federal rule on overtime pay ...
Overtime Pay The Fair Labor Standards Act allows employees who exceed a certain number of hours in a workweek to receive premium pay from their employer. The minimum required pay for overtime is “time and one-half” of an employee’s regular rate of pay. Regular rate of pay cannot be ...
In most states, private companies are not required to close for holidays or payovertimeorholiday payto their employees for working on a holiday. Even if they do close, they are not legally required to compensate workers with paid time off (PTO). However, companies may have policies that pro...