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Is Time Spent Traveling to Trainings Outside of Normal Working Time Compensable?
If an employee who typically works a Monday through Friday schedule, travels out of town on a Sunday to attend a training that will be held on Monday, is the employee entitled to be paid for the time...
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As End of DST Shifts Clocks Back, Avoid Wage and Hour Violations
The arrival of cooler weather heralds the end of daylight saving time and a potential Fair Labor Standards Act challenge for employers with employees who work a graveyard shift. This year, daylight...
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Supreme Court Declines to Review Two FLSA Cases
The U.S. Supreme Court announced Oct. 6 that it would not review two Fair Labor Standards Act rulings. The cases dealt with misclassification and compensable working time. In the misclassification...
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Will a Smartphone Call Count as Overtime? DOL Is Exploring the FLSA Issues
Smartphone use has complicated employer calculations of working time and overtime for years, and it now appears to have caught the interest of the U.S. Department of Labor, which recently announced...
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Computing commuting time
by Connor Beatty Ask anyone with a long daily commute, and he will agree that it certainly feels like the workday begins long before he steps inside the front doors of the workplace each morning. Under...
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Ask the Expert: Can We Require Employees to Be at Work Early?
Question: Can we require employees to be at work 15 minutes prior to their normal scheduled start time to ensure they are at and prepared to work when scheduled, while also avoid paying overtime?...
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Ask the Expert: Can We Adjust Time Cards for Waiting Time?
Question: My employer uses a “4 -minute rule,” meaning that our employees have an 8-minute window (4 before and 4 after their scheduled time to clock in) without changes being made to their time cards....
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Out to Lunch? Maybe Not, in Massachusetts . . .
Most Massachusetts employers are required by law to provide “meal breaks” for their employees. However, in many industries, it isn’t always feasible for employees to leave the premises during lunch or...
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Tips for Correctly Paying People Who Work from Home
It’s hard to believe many of us have been working from home because of the COVID-19 outbreak for more than a year. In addition, many teleworkers have been operating on flexible schedules. The...
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