Does your company have I.T. employees? Do you pay them a salary? That makes them computer professionals, right? So they’re probably exempt from federal and state overtime laws right? Well, hold on. The Computer Employee Exemption is, overall, poorly understood by employers — and even attorneys. Many employers get this one wrong. I’ve posted on […]
When Do You Have to Pay “Executive” Employees Overtime?
This time of year, the question of who is entitled to overtime and when is near and dear to many employers’ hearts. Many employers do not pay certain employees overtime, because they believe certain positions, particularly those perceived to be “white-collar” positions, to be exempt from overtime requirements. If you are such an employer, you […]
Are Your Employees Properly Classified Under the FLSA?
Happy (almost) Thanksgiving! We have now left the topic of worker misclassification — well sort of, but not really. We were looking at what happens when a company hires workers and misclassifies them as independent contractors when, really, the law defines them as employees. Assuming you have now properly classified your workers as employees, even […]