Maryland labor laws establish terms regarding wage payment, overtime, and other aspects of full-time employment. Employers also must follow the statutes in the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). When state and federal laws differ, employers should comply with the more stringent of the two....
In most cases, employers are free to change workers from full-time to part-time schedules. However, doing so can have unintended consequences unless employers approach the decision carefully. Full Time Versus Part Time The federal government, which controls basic labor laws such as those dealing...
California has state laws that differ from the FLSA by: defining what “full-time employment” means, and increasing the minimum salary level to be considered an exempt worker. Each of these differences provides stronger protections to workers in the state. Full-time work California Labor Code 51...
Employment trends have shifted over the past couple of years. Learn about part-time vs. full-time benefits, laws, and the best options for your company.
part-time employees may still be eligible for certain benefits on a pro-rata basis. Check your local state employment laws. In some instances, you may be discriminating if you do not offer part-time employees benefits. For example, Hawaii’s Prepaid Health Care Law states that employees that...
Employers can use FTE to evaluate their hiring capacity and current payroll, as well as for reporting purposes related to labor laws and employee benefit programs. The FTE calculation counts part-time employees as a fraction of a full-time employee, most often on the basis of the number of ...
The general conception of full-time work is that you put in 40 hours per week. However, it isn’t that cut and dried. Labor laws, particularly the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), require that employees who work over 40 hours per week be given overtime pay – usually a time and a ...
It is not whether the employer classifies an employee as full-time or part-time, but whether the employee works enough hours to be covered by the law. Wage and Hour Laws Wages and hours are regulated in California by the Labor Code and Wage Orders. The federal Fair Labor Standards Act al...
Before VOWA, the state did not have an overtime pay statute; it followed the federal Fair Labor Standards Act regarding hour and wage requirements. The FLSA protects workers via requirements for minimum wage, rules on overtime pay, hours worked, breaks and child labor laws. ...
Now, the exact number of hours that a 100% FTE represents will depend on your company’s policies and the various labor laws in your state, country, and more. For example: If a full-time employee is expected to work 40 hours per week, then an FTE of 100% (or FTE=1) will corres...