In some Pennsylvania prisons, reports have surfaced indicating that guards are bypassing promotions because they are already making more than their superiors in overtime pay.
Employers can avoid compliance violations by providing non-exempt workers with mobile timeclocks.
Even though the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) does not require the use of timeclocks to accurately record employee attendance, they can help employers avoid underpaying or overpaying workers.
It's no surprise to hear that when employees are stressed and under pressure they may be more likely to duck out of work. However, in a recession, employee time and attendance issues grew even greater.
To stay in compliance with the Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA) employers must following minimum wage laws, overtime pay, youth employment standards and recordkeeping.
Misinterpreting overtime exemption provisions can be a costly mistake for employers.
The homehealth care industry is fighting Fair Labor Standards Acts (FLSA) legislation that could increase minimum wage and regulate overtime pay.
Over 500 current and retired officers have filed charges against the city of Richmond, Virginia for unpaid overtime.
The Department of Labor's Misclassification Initiative is seeking to correct the misclassification of workers as independent contractors that has cost them employee benefits.
Employees that fall under both federal and state minimum wage laws are entitled to receive the higher rate of pay.
A new bill has been proposed by high-tech companies that would revise labor laws to limit overtime benefits for employees.
On Monday, Republicans made an offer to extend the payroll tax cut without slicing budgets elsewhere.
The February 29 deadline is fast approaching for the payroll tax cut extension, but lawmakers hardly seem close to making an agreement.
The city of Boston paid police officers $1.4 million in overtime last year as a result of extra time spent at the Occupy Boston site.
Grocery store owners in Kenner, Lousiana, have been ordered to pay $65,000 in back wages after a Labor Department investigation revealed that they were in violations of Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA).
Payroll tax cuts negotiations continue as the February 29 deadline nears.
A recent analysis by The Associated Press revealed the United States Border Patrol has disbursed approximately $1.4 billion in compensation for overtime employee attendance since 2006.
A lawsuit recently filed in Texas federal court alleges that financial institution BBVA Compass violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by failing to adequately compensate its mortgage banking officers (MBOs) for overtime employee attendance.
Connecticut is considering time and attendance legislation changes that would raise the state's minimum wage.
A former ShopRite Supermarkets worker was recently sued for employee time theft after allegedly submitting fraudulent time sheets, according to the Staten Island Real-Time News.
A franchisee for restaurant chain Subway was recently sued by the United States Department of Labor for alleged violations of federal time and attendance legislation.
A 2011 decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit shed light on whether employers can be sued for violating both the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and state labor laws.
A disagreement over changes to firefighter overtime policies by the city of Charleston, West Virginia, is headed for court, WSAZ-TV reports.
Companies in a range of industries offer internship programs to help give aspiring professionals hands-on experience in their chosen field.
Three companies were recently sued in San Antonio federal court by janitors alleging they were not paid in accordance with the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Seguin Gazette reports.
A recent lawsuit involving fashion publication Harper's Bazaar called the magazine's publisher into question for potentially violating time and attendance legislation, the Chicago Tribune reports.
Provisions in the contracts of California firefighters means they often take home more than their bosses, according to the Sacramento Bee. This recently led to a decision to boost pay for managerial positions in an effort to fill vacancies.
