Wage and Hour Compliance – Big Changes Taking Place

NEW OVERTIME RULES START DECEMBER 1

Employers, this is what is being told to your employees:

Are you a salaried employee, but you should be an hourly employee? Have you been terminated after years of being salaried, working more than 40 hours per week, and not receiving overtime?

If you suspect you should have been paid hourly and have not received the proper amount of overtime pay, contact me to discuss the merits of your claim and how I can help you recover what can easily add up to hundreds of hours of unpaid overtime.

Employers, I can help you.

New Overtime Rules Start on December 1 – Changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act

To control overtime and prevent lawsuits for unpaid overtime,  it is important to understand the new changes to the laws that take affect on December 1.

As we head into a new year, taking the offense on compliance will help you start 2017 without distraction.

I can help you adopt of these new laws.

  1. First, you and your team need to understand how the changes and laws affect them.
  2. Second, create policies that align with your business goals and monitor overtime.
  3. Third, train your managers to maintain accurate timekeeping records and implement corrective action for employees who fail to respect overtime rules.

It is not difficult to create a compliance oriented culture  My experience in Human Resources working with companies such as Target, multi-facility assisted living facilities, and small $1-$5 m business owners, can benefit you.

I will come to your office, meet with your staff, learn your business, create policy and practices, and train you and your managers.

From the Department of Labor on who deserves Overtime and who does not:

Exemptions

Some employees are exempt from the overtime pay provisions, some from both the minimum wage and overtime pay provisions and some from the child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Exemptions are narrowly construed against the employer asserting them. Consequently, employers and employees should always closely check the exact terms and conditions of an exemption in light of the employee’s actual duties before assuming that the exemption might apply to the employee. The ultimate burden of supporting the actual application of an exemption rests on the employer.

Exemptions are typically applied on an individual workweek basis. Employees performing exempt and non-exempt duties in the same workweek are normally not exempt in that workweek.

Following is a list of some of the more commonly used exemptions. This list is not intended to be all-inclusive. By clicking on the underlined text below, you will be linked to information on the exemption. Other, less commonly used FLSA exemptions, are listed after this section.

Commonly Used Exemptions

Commissioned sales employees of retail or service establishments are exempt from overtime if more than half of the employee’s earnings come from commissions and the employee averages at least one and one-half times the minimum wage for each hour worked. You may also wish to review the applicable regulation.

Computer professionals: Section 13(a)(17) of the FLSA provides that certain computer professionals paid at least $27.63 per hour are exempt from the overtime provisions of the FLSA.

Drivers, driver’s helpers, loaders and mechanics are exempt from the overtime pay provisions of the FLSA if employed by a motor carrier, and if the employee’s duties affect the safety of operation of the vehicles in transportation of passengers or property in interstate or foreign commerce. You may also wish to review the applicable regulation.

Farm workers employed on small farms are exempt from both the minimum wage and overtime pay provisions of the FLSA. You may also wish to review the specific regulation. Young workers employed on small farms, with parental consent, are also exempt from the child labor provisions of the FLSA. For more information on exemptions from the child labor provisions of the FLSA in agriculture, click the underlined text. Other farm workers are exempt from the FLSA’s overtime provisions. You may also wish to review the specific regulation.

Salesmen, partsmen and mechanics employed by automobile dealerships are exempt from the overtime pay provisions of the FLSA. You may also wish to review the applicable regulation.

Seasonal and recreational establishments: Employees employed by certain seasonal and recreational establishments are exempt from both the minimum wage and overtime pay provisions of the FLSA. You may also wish to >review the applicable regulation.

Executive, administrative, professional and outside sales employees: (as defined in Department of Labor regulations) and who are paid on a salary basis are exempt from both the minimum wage and overtime provisions of the FLSA.

Other FLSA Exemptions

(MW = minimum wage OT = overtime CL = child labor)

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