Tag: Labor Commissioner

News Notes: New Overtime Rules Coming January 1: Are You Ready?

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Dec 1, 1997 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 19, 2015

As of January 1, 1998, most private-sector, non-union employees will be entitled to overtime only after 40 hours in a week rather than eight hours in a day. The industries affected are manufacturing; public housekeeping; professional, technical and clerical; mercantile; and transportation. If you’re covered, you need to be prepared. First, if you haven’t yet […]

Who Is Not Exempt from Overtime: Employer Will Pay $8 Million for Misclassifying Managers

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Jan 1, 1997 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 19, 2015

A national car rental firm has just agreed to a whopping $8 million settlement for failing to pay overtime to employees improperly classified as exempt from the overtime laws. The agreement was reached after Agency Rent-A-Car was sued by 395 of its California managers and assistant managers who claimed back overtime and steep penalties.