Tag: FLSA
FLSA Class Action Overtime Suits—Are You Next?
If you don’t do an FLSA wage and hour audit, someone else will, says attorney Tom Makris. And it won’t be just the government. These days, it could be a potential business partner … or even your banker. It started with mergers and acquisitions, says attorney Tom Makris. Now it’s spread to far more routine […]
Preventing Unauthorized Overtime by Employees Working From Home
In a society that’s increasingly dependent on technology, it’s important to consider some of the problems that could arise for technologically savvy employees who are allowed to work from home. Some employees who work away from the office by using devices like laptop computers, BlackBerries®, iPhones®, cell phones, and pagers will claim they worked overtime […]
Wage and Hour Claims: U.S. Department of Labor Collects Record Back Wages
Wage and Hour Compliance Essentials for Employers
by Kara Shea Wage and hour compliance issues are probably the single greatest source of worry (and sleepless nights) for employers, at least those who are reading the headlines. In the last several years, employers around the country have been hit with huge damages awards in wage and hour litigation or have agreed to pay […]
CVS Pharmacy Settles Wage-Hour Charges
CVS Pharmacy, Inc., has agreed to pay $226,598 in penalties and $38,151 in back wages to settle U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) allegations that the company violated wage and youth labor provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The DOL says an investigation revealed that 78 minors at CVS stores in the Northeast […]
Exempt Employees: Who Qualifies as a Manager? New Case Examines When Management Is the Primary Duty
Wage and Hour: Over $220 Million in Back Wages Recovered by DOL in 2007; Highest Amount Ever
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced that in 2007, its Wage and Hour Division recovered $220,613,703 in back wages, the highest amount ever, on behalf of 341,624 workers. These back-wage collections exceeded the previous record levels from 2003 by 3.8 percent. In addition, the division assessed over $10.3 million in penalties in 2007.
Retail Sales Exemption to Federal Wage Law
by Kara Shea Typically, when employers consider whether their employees are exempt from federal overtime pay requirements, they think in terms of the “big three” exemptions — administrative, executive, and professional, collectively known as the “white-collar” exemptions. When reviewing job positions, classifying new positions, or conducting an internal audit, however, remember to consider some lesser-known […]
The Exemption-Killer: Exempt Pay Docking
Generally, if you dock the pay of exempt workers, you kill their exemption because you are treating them like nonexempts. You could easily owe a few years’ worth of overtime. But DOL does allow docking in certain circumstances. Here are those exceptions, along with a resource to make sure FLSA disasters don’t befall you. In […]