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 […]
I Comp’ed My Employee. Why’s S/he Suing Me for Overtime?
You’re a fair employer. You pay your employees their wages every pay day. You compensate all your employees who put in a bit of extra time on the job. You might do so by giving them time off the next week. In weeks an employee doesn’t quite work the 40 hours, maybe you average the […]
Looks Like The Supreme Court Put the Brakes on Overtime for Auto Service Advisors
Employers under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) have to pay their workers for all time worked–except when you don’t. Wait. Employees can work and not be paid? Well, not exactly. Let’s do a quick review of the General Rule: You have to pay your workers for all hours they work. For hours 1-40 […]
Assistant Managers Are Overtime Exempt — Or Are They? What We Can Learn From Hooters
Do you hire managers and assistant managers? Have you classified them as overtime exempt? Are they overtime exempt? You may be wondering why that is even a question. They hold managerial positions and they are paid a salary. Why wouldn’t they be exempt? Hooters, having just been served with notice of a nationwide misclassification lawsuit, is […]
Ding, Dong! The New Overtime Rules Are Dead— Maybe?
So, it looks like the joke’s on me. After all I did just say in last week’s post (click here if you missed it) that even with Trump taking office you still need to pay attention to the new overtime rules. So naturally, yesterday a federal judge, from the Eastern District of Texas, in Nevada […]