Overtime

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes guidelines for how an employee must be compensated. Overtime pay rules and methods of calculation are included in FLSA guidelines. Hourly employees generally have no problem calculating overtime pay, but what if you…

In a move that many view as long overdue, the Labor Department has recently proposed a major expansion of overtime pay eligibility. If enacted this new regulation will entitle millions of workers to overtime pay who had been denied this…

When you perform an honest day’s work, you deserve a fair day’s pay. That’s the American way, right? Extra work deserves extra pay – overtime pay. Most workers are classified as non-exempt employees and must be paid more when they…

Most of the time, I like to go into the office to work. It’s lame working from home for me. When I have to do remote work, I’m only hanging out with my human that I see everyday anyway. He’s…

In the bustling world of restaurants, where delectable dishes and impeccable service rule the day, an unseen challenge plagues a significant number of restaurant workers: unpaid overtime. In this blog post, we will explore the reasons why restaurant workers are…

Most employers in Tennessee desire to operate an honest business and treat their employees fairly. Sometimes errors can occur in employee documentation that could deny you valuable benefits; some employers may even willfully misclassify employees to retain more profits for…

The Pawffice: What is FLSA and Overtime? People don’t give me enough credit. I work really long hours. I work way more than forty hours per week. I’ll break it down for you. I write blogs, I maintain the morale…

Most know that your employer usually pays you (at least) 1.5x your normal hourly wage for each hour worked over the standard 40-hour workweek. But in this day and age, where overtime pay theft is becoming more common, you must…

Does Overtime Have To Be Approved? Hello, everybody! My name is Alan Crone, CEO of The Crone Law Firm, and this is our next legal bulletin in our series of Ask Alan! the Legal Bulletin. We have got a great…