HR Daily Advisor
NOVEMBER 16, 2018
Minimum wage increases will affect numerous states across the country in January 2019. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the current federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour, but the FLSA does not supersede any state or local laws that are more favorable to employees. State Minimum Wage Changes Effective January 1, 2019.
HR Daily Advisor
SEPTEMBER 7, 2017
Police and firefighters are a crucial part of our workplace safety, and they often work long, arduous hours. The maximum number of hours that fire protection employees can work in the 28-day period without overtime is 212. The maximum number of hours that law enforcement employees can work in the 28-day period without overtime is 171.
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Namely
MAY 19, 2016
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires workers to be paid overtime if they work more than 40 hours a week. Wages are part of that equation— and effective this year , the minimum salary to exempt an employee from overtime is doubling. When determining overtime eligibility, the duties and wage tests have to be considered in tandem.
Affinity HR Group
NOVEMBER 14, 2019
Non-exempt employees must be paid at least minimum wage for all hours worked and overtime for more than 40 hours worked in a work week. To review the various white collar exemptions, search online for DOL Factsheet #17. As a result of increasing this minimum salary, the DOL estimates: – 1.2
Zenefits
OCTOBER 31, 2022
Passed by the legislature in August, the bill creates a Fast Food Council, with labor and management at the table, to set standards for wages, safety, security, and time off. The Act intends to ’empower fast-food workers with new wage and workplace protections to support their health, safety, and welfare.’
Insperity
SEPTEMBER 8, 2016
Department of Labor (DOL) seeks greater protection for certain lower-paid executive, administrative and professional (“white collar”) employees who are currently exempt from overtime, though likely work more than eight hours a day (in select states) or forty (40) hours each week. Let these tips guide your planning.
BerniePortal
FEBRUARY 13, 2020
*This blog is adapted from the second episode of HR Party of One , Overtime Pay: Exempt Vs. Non-Exempt, which you can view below. You probably already heard that the Department of Labor released a final rule last year that increased the overtime wage threshold, and many organizations are going to face some changes related to that new rule.
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