The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) covers most employers in the United States. It requires them to pay minimum wage and overtime to most employees, subject to some exceptions. In addition to the general “White Collar” exemptions, the FLSA also establishes some industry or job-specific exemptions. One of these is the “motor carrier exemption” … Read more
The U.S. Department of Labor recently launched the nationwide Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program. The PAID Program encourages employers to conduct self-audits of their minimum wage and overtime payment practices. Employers who discover violations and self-report them may avoid penalties under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). But . . . New York Attorney … Read more
The Fair Labor Standards Act requires employers to pay non-exempt employees overtime if they work enough hours (usually over 40/week). Overtime must be paid at one-and-a-half times the employee’s “regular rate” of pay. Unfortunately, it’s not always so easy to calculate the employee’s regular rate. Here we’ll look at some of the most common regular … Read more