and limits on child labor. The FLSA—which was passed in 1938 and has had numerous changes over the years—is one of the most important laws for employers and employees to understand, as it sets out a wide array of regulations for those employed, whether salaried employees or paid by the...
The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes duties for private and public employers for paying their workers. 29 USC 201 et al The FLSA applies to part-time, full-time, probationary, and temporary employees and establishes child labor rules. It does not apply to independent contracto...
Overtime calculations demand precise attention to detail. The base requirement mandates payment at 1.5 times the regular hourly rate for hours worked beyond 40 in a workweek. Primarily, for salaried employees misclassified as exempt, the process involves determining an hourly equivalent of their salary...
Pay differences for exempt and non-exempt workers Per the FLSA, exempt employees are typically salaried workers and do not receive overtime pay. Their annual salary is often a negotiable figure that is agreed upon before the job is accepted and doesn't fluctuate even if the employee works fewe...
In May 2020, the Department of Labor has issued a new rule loosening the restrictions on employers’ use of the fluctuating workweek method (a/k/a “Chinese Overtime”) to calculate overtime pay for non-exempt salaried employees. Because this method results in employees getting less overtime ...