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Wages & Hours

Snapshot: Millennials most satisfied with pay

06/06/2017
A recent survey found that 61% of employees consider compensation a “very important” contributor to job satisfaction.

How should we track and manage work-at-home time for nonexempt employees?

05/10/2017
Q. We try to be a flexible workplace and sometimes get requests from employees to work from home for a day or two during school breaks and so on. I don’t have a problem with this for exempt employees, but what about hourly ones? How do we track that time?

House approves comp time instead of OT pay

05/06/2017
The House of Representatives on May 2 voted to allow most employers to offer compensatory time off in lieu of overtime pay when nonexempt employees work more than 40 hours in a week.

Can we require seven straight days of work in Texas?

05/03/2017
Q. Can I schedule employees to work every day of the week during our accounting firm’s busy season, or must I give them Sundays off?

Is there any law that prohibits scheduling back-to-back closing and opening shifts in Texas?

05/03/2017
Q. When one of our two store managers goes on vacation, we want the other to cover both opening and closing shifts for a few days. However, this would give her only seven hours of rest between shifts. How much time between shifts must we give employees under Texas law?

Gig economy reshaping benefits expectations

05/03/2017
The rise of the gig economy and changing demographics are creating a cultural mash-up that’s redefining what workers expect from the benefits employers offer.

Minnesota bill would limit municipal minimum wages

04/25/2017
Add Minnesota to the growing list of states where conservative legislators are trying to overturn local ordinances raising the minimum wage.

Can we require seven straight days of work in California?

04/24/2017
Q. Tax season is very busy at our accounting firm. Can I schedule employees to work every day of the week during the spring?

Court: Some unauthorized breaks can be unpaid

04/24/2017
Federal law requires paying employees for short breaks. That doesn’t mean employees can take as many breaks as they want and expect to be paid for that time.

Orientation program may not have to be paid

04/24/2017
Generally, you must pay employees for the time they spend in training. But that’s not always the case for initial orientation programs.