Company held overtime hours until less busy workweeks One company's attempts to find an alternative to overtime pay led to a big fine – and a warning from the Dept. Of Labor (DOL) that others should heed. Investigators for the DOL found that Progressive Business Systems Ltd. Had a practice of banking employees' hours when [...]
SALARY LEVEL FOR WHO'S EXEMPT HAS INCREASED TO $913 PER WEEK In addition to releasing final regs changing the requirements for who's exempt from overtime, the Dept. of Labor has issued guidance that contains further details. Here's an overview of the guidance broken down by sector. Private employers Now that the salary level has increased [...]
Hours would have added up to over 40 in a workweek For the purposes of calculating overtime, the Dept. of Labor doesn't care where employees work – just who they're working for. And that can lead to a lot of confusion for multisite employers. A phoenix-area restaurant owner learned that the hard way when it [...]
