Stop leaving yourself open to unnecessary fines, audits and lawsuits.

FACT: Too many employers don’t know what they don’t know about the Fair Labor Standards Act … and it’s costing them big time in back payments, penalties, interest, sky-high legal fees, employee lawsuits and nasty audits. But the FLSA Compliance Guide neatly lays out everything you must know about your wage-and-hour responsibilities and the revised overtime rules. From how to handle employees who work at two or more pay rates to when it’s OK to dock pay—and when it’s not. Let this valuable special report save your company a lot of time and money.

Executive Summary  

    FLSA: Who Must Comply? 
    Hourly Pay 
    Overtime: Beyond 40 Hours 
    Who’s Exempt 

FLSA: Finally Growing Up 

    Murky Waters 
    Beware State Laws 
    Double-Check Your Compliance 

Calculating Wages and Hours
 
    Defining ‘Hours of Work’ 
    Meals and Breaks  
    Janitors and ‘Hot Goods’ 
    Meetings and Training 
    Travel Time 
    Sleeping Time 
    Other Work-Related Activities 
    The Minimum Wage 
    States, Cities With Higher Minimum Wage 
    Payroll Deductions 
    Child Labor Law 
    Holiday Pay 
    Jury Duty 
    Let It Snow . . . 
    Recordkeeping 
 
Overtime Rules and Exemptions 

    Figuring Overtime 
    Stock Options Excluded 
    Working at Home 
    Salaried, Nonexempt Employees 
    Don’t Invite an Audit 
    The Comp Time Issue 

Who’s Exempt Under Revised Rules 

    Salary Basis 
    Nonexempt: Blue-Collar Workers, First Responders 
    Duties Tests 
    ‘Highly Compensated Worker’ Exemption 
    ‘Fee Basis’ 
    Audit: Test Your Compliance
 
Frequently Asked Questions
 
    Wage-Hour Regulations 
    Clocking In 
    Docking Vacation for Illness 
    Amending Time Sheets 
    Sending Them Home Without Pay 
    Piecework and Working at Home 
    Employees’ Smoking Breaks 
    Changing Employee Status 
    Mandatory Overtime 
    Docking Pay for Jury Duty 
    Fluctuating Workweeks 
    Paying for Extra Hours 
    Inclement Weather Days 
    Job Descriptions and Federal Law 
    Independent Contractors
 
Recent Court Rulings 

    Overtime for Exempt Employees 
    Working Through Breaks
    Misclassified Exempt Employees  
    Employees on Call 
    Travel Time vs. Commute 
    Training Programs 
    Not Independent Contractors 
    Exercising Independent Judgment