FLSAFind more information on various issues surrounding FLSA... Equal Pay Provisions
The equal pay provisions of FLSA prohibit sex-based wage differentials between men and... FLSA
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping,... Minimum Wage And Overtime Pay
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes standards for minimum wages, overtime pay,... Overtime Pay
An employer who requires or permits an employee to work overtime is generally required to pay... Work Hours
Every employer covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) must keep certain records for... Sub Minimum Wage
Subminimum wage is designed to prevent the loss of employment opportunities for these individuals ...
Back Wages Hour and Labour Law
Back Pay is a common wage violation. Back pay is when the employer makes up the difference between what the employee was paid and the amount he or she should have been paid. The court may order employers to pay back wages under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)...
Child Labour Provisions
The Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA) has provisions on child labor. The provisions are designed to protect the educational opportunities of minors and prohibit their employment in jobs under conditions harmful to their health or well-being...
Commission
Sales commission is a sum of money paid to an employee upon completion of a task, which can be for selling a certain amount of goods or services...
Employees Covered by FLSA
More than eighty million American workers are covered by the FLSA, which is enforced by The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division...
Hazard Pay
Hazard pay means additional pay for performing hazardous duties or work involving physical hardship. Work duty that causes extreme physical discomfort and distress that is not adequately alleviated by ...
Holiday Pay
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) does not require payment for time not worked, for instance vacations or holidays. These benefits are...
Last PayCheck
Employers are not required to give former employees their final paycheck immediately by federal law. Although some states may require immediate payment...
Merit Pay
Merit pay, which is also called pay-for-performance, is defined as a raise in pay based on a set of criteria set by the employer. This usually involves the employer conducting...
Minimum Wage for Tipped Employees
An employer of a tipped employee is only required to pay $2.13 an hour in direct wages, only if that amount plus the tips received equals at least the federal minimum wage...
Minimum Wage
The federal minimum wage laws are enforced and administered by The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division. The federal minimum wage for covered, nonexempt employees is $5.15 per hour...
OverTime Wages
An employer who requires or permits an employee to work overtime is generally required to pay the employee premium pay for the overtime work...
Record Keeping
The Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA) requires an employer to keep records on wages, hours, and other items. Employers in ordinary business practice and in compliance with other laws and regulations ...
Severance Pay
Severance pay is often granted to employees upon termination of employment, which is usually based on length of employment for which an employee is eligible upon termination...
The Family and Medical Leave Act
Administered by the Wage and Hour Division, the law requires employers of 50 or more employees to give up to 12 weeks of unpaid...
Compensable Time on the Job
Employees must be paid their wages for all of their work time. Work time is any time spent engaged in work that benefits the employer in some way. This includes work at home, opening and...
Unauthorized Overtime
Even for unauthorized overtime, an employee must be compensated. An employer cannot accept the fruits of the employees' labor without paying their employees. Therefore, policies such as...
Overtime Pay Basics
Overtime pay is additional compensation for working over 40 hours a week and, in California, over 8 hours in a day. Whether someone should receive overtime pay depends on the work that they do,...
Working Off the Clock
Paid work time is any time spent engaged in work that benefits the employer in some way. This includes work at home, opening and closing duties, pre-shift and post-shift work, and anything that...