Employees often engage in work-related tasks outside their regular schedules — answering client calls after hours, checking emails over the weekend or eating lunch at their desks while working. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, these activities are considered paid
Enacted in 1938, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) governs federal minimum wage, overtime, child labor and recordkeeping laws. Failure to follow these laws may come with a price. The U.S. Department of Labor, which oversees the FLSA, says that
Spring has sprung — and summer isn’t far off. If your business typically hires minors for summer jobs, now’s a good time to brush up on child labor laws. In News Release No. 22-546-DEN, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage