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Calculate Overtime per Workweek, not Pay Period
As you may know, the federal overtime provisions contained in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) require that non-exempt employees covered by the Act must receive overtime pay for hours worked over 40 in a week at a rate of at least time and one-half their regular...
Top 5 Employee Handbook Policies to Revisit
Every business should consider providing or updating their company employee handbooks to reflect current trends that are highly relevant in today’s workplace. The perception that employee handbooks are bland stacks of standard policies lead some employers to become...
Misclassifying Workers as Independent Contractors
Employers may unknowingly trigger risks of labor violation penalties and fines by improperly classifying individuals as independent contractors. By doing so, employers may also be denying workers of certain employee benefits (e.g. overtime and the federal Family...
