More Answers to Overtime Rule Questions

We spoke with a client who started their small practice helping other small business. Business was good! Yay! The number of employees grew because business was good. Yay! Wait a minute.

Who is being mindful of labor costs containment, overtime, hiring of new labor,

and defining overtime pay? Well, with only 10 employees that was not the

biggest challenge everyone wanted to work together and stay as late as needed

to help the business grow. Three years later and that business went from 10 to 1000- fold. And so the story goes, now who is determining white color salaried (exempt) versus non-exempt labor?

In general, overtime rules require employers to pay employees at least

time-and-a-half their regular pay rate for hours worked exceeding

40 in a workweek, unless they are exempt. The sets these federal

standards, but individual states can have their own overtime laws that may be more generous. 

Well, there are answers to overtime questions and rules. Unfortunately, many businesses wait until they are audited by DOL regulators. Don't wait! Get your

managers trained on best practices for managing overtime BEFORE your budget

runs over BEFORE your firm experiences compliance challenges.

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