Continuing our “Hours Worked” series, we will discuss the topic sleeping time and when it should be counted as hours worked for purposes of minimum wage and overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Some occupations require an employee to be on the employer’s premises and ava...
There are many different employment positions and/or professions, such as nursing positions to repair type positions, etc., that may require an employee to remain available or on-call after their shift ends. The question most often asked is whether on-call time is hours worked for purposes of minimum wa...
As indicated in our prior post, we are publishing a series of articles discussing various aspects of when employers should count time spent by an employee as hours worked for purposes of minimum wage and overtime calculations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Previously, we have covered the top...
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) sets forth federal minimum wage and overtime requirements. Although there are exceptions and exemptions to both minimum wage and overtime, most employers and employees are subject to those standards.* Thus, it is important that employers understand the rights and limi...
One of the questions I am most frequently asked is, when should an employer pay for an employee’s travel time? In more technical terms, what they are asking is, when should time spent traveling by an employee be count as hours worked for purposes of wage payment and, oftentimes more importantly, overtim...
