Overtime Law

Memphis Overtime Lawyer: The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of 1938 is a law in the United States enacted to protect workers against unfair pay practices and work regulations. To this end, it establishes a number of labor codes of…

Even though the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) offers a strong framework to protect workers’ rights, employers still commonly commit FLSA violations. An employer who through carelessness or willful conduct violates the FLSA can be liable for civil money penalties…

Employers and Overtime Laws in Tennessee Overtime laws in Tennessee do not place any requirements on employers regarding the overtime pay of their employees. Overtime pay in Tennessee is instead addressed by the federal law under the Fair Labor Standards…

WAGE & HOUR ISSUES FIRST NEW OVERTIME OPINION LETTERS IN TEN YEARS On April 12, the Department of Labor’s Wage & Hour Division (“WHD”) issued three new overtime opinion letters – the first such letters released by WHD in nearly…

*This is a transcript of the Facebook Live video from 3-1-18  Click here to watch the video. You can sue your employer for unpaid overtime. And there are a couple different ways to go about it. One is, you can…

Can an employee agree not the be paid overtime? There’s a very surprising answer to this question. The answer is ‘no’. I don’t care if you’ve signed an agreement that says, “This is the way I’m going to get paid.…

  People will call me up and say. “Alan, my employer says that because I’m paid a salary, I’m not entitled to overtime.” Well, that is not the case. Salary is a test and it’s called the salary basis test…

What kind of jobs are exempted from overtime? There are a number of statutes and regulations under the Federal Law that decide this. And, it’s interesting when the Fair Labor Standards Act, which is what … Where we get our…

All non-exempt employees must be paid at least the minimum wage mandated by the state in which they work or the federal government and receive overtime pay for any time they work over a certain number of hours per workday…