by chris | Sep 5, 2018 | FLSA, Human Resources, Payroll
The Department of Labor (DOL) issued an opinion letter earlier this year in response to the following issue: Should nonexempt employees who require 15-minute employee breaks every hour, because of an illness that qualifies as a serious health condition under the...
by chris | Jun 18, 2018 | Business Tips, FLSA, Payroll
Nonprofit payroll processing can be challenging, as it requires dealing with special provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which is administered by the Department of Labor (DOL), and the federal tax code, which is governed by the IRS. FLSA Coverage for...
by chris | Jun 11, 2018 | FLSA, Human Resources, Payroll, Taxes
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) sets guidelines for classifying exempt employees vs. nonexempt under federal law. Exempt means that the employee is excluded from the Act’s overtime pay provisions and therefore does not have to be paid overtime for work hours...
by chris | May 7, 2018 | Business Tips, FLSA, General News, Payroll
If you did not give an employee permission to work overtime but he or she does so anyway, this is unauthorized overtime and under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), you must pay the employee overtime wages. As noted in §785.11 of the FLSA, “Work not requested but...
by chris | Apr 30, 2018 | Business Tips, FLSA, Payroll
Employers may pay executive, administrative, and professional employees who are exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA’s) minimum wage and overtime requirements on a salary basis. The salary of exempt employees must meet a predetermined amount of pay no less...
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