Date: October 31, 2012 | Category: Minimum Wage and Overtime
Hurricane Sandy has come and gone, but its after effects are clearly evident. In addition to financial, emotional and physical impacts from the storm, labor and employment issues also arise. Employers must stay vigilant when it comes to paying employees during this time, and continue to comply with federal law.
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires employers to pay non-exempt employees only for hours that the employees actually worked. An employer is not required to pay nonexempt employees if the employer is unable to provide work due to a hurricane or other natural..
Date: May 1, 2012 | Category: Minimum Wage and Overtime
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., headquartered in Bentonville, Ark., has agreed to pay $4.8 million in back wages and damages to more than 4,500 employees nationwide for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) overtime provisions. Wal- Mart misclassified its vision center managers and asset protection coordinators at Wal-Mart Discount Stores, Wal-Mart Supercenters, Neighborhood Markets and Sam’s Club warehouses as exempt employees from the FLSA’s overtime requirement. The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division found that the employees were nonexempt and therefore due overtime pay for any hours worked beyond 40 per..
