Do you have questions about labor and wage issues? The following from the US Department of Labor may answer some of your questions. Have specific questions regarding labor laws? Email Mandy Rubenstein.
Travel Time
For many employers, there is some uncertainty about when to pay employees for travel time. The principles which apply in determining whether or not time spent traveling is hours worked depend upon the kind of travel involved. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Elaws section is designed to help you make this determination! Please click here for more information.
Training Time
Many employers give employees opportunities to go to lectures and seminars and to attend training programs. Employers may also require employees to attend company meetings. Time spent by your employees attending lectures, meetings, training programs and similar activities may or may not be hours worked depending on the facts of the situation. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Elaws section is designed to help you make this determination! Please click here for more information!
Regular Rate
Nonexempt employees covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) must be paid overtime pay at no less than one and one-half times the employee’s regular rate of pay for hours worked in excess of 40 in a workweek. But what is the regular rate? Generally, the regular rate includes all payments made by the employer to or on behalf of the employee (except certain statutory exclusions). Let the DOL’s eLaws FLSA Overtime Calculator clear up questions you may have about the regular rate! Click here for more information!
Recordkeeping
Many wage and hour compliance issues begin with recordkeeping missteps. How long are employers required to maintain time and payroll records under federal law? What type of information must be kept? Educate yourself and avoid recordkeeping compliance issues. A great place to start is right here with the Department of Labor/Wage-Hour Division’s Recordkeeping Fact Sheet!
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