IT staff: Exempt or not?
January 12, 2010 by Sam Narisi
Are the workers in your company’s IT department exempt from overtime? The question is more complicated than you might think. More…
Are the workers in your company’s IT department exempt from overtime? The question is more complicated than you might think. More…
Small overtime foul-ups can grow into giant liabilities. More…
An employee claims his chronic illness prevents him from working overtime. His supervisor refuses to accept the reason, and the employee uses. Who won this real-life case? More…
There’s probably something fishy going on if an employees claims to work 18 hours a day, every day, for three months straight. More…
Our team of experts fields real-life everyday questions from HR managers and gives practical answers that can be applied by any HR pro in the same situation. Today’s question: Do we have to pay overtime to people who don’t get it officially approved? More…

Wage and hour lawsuits are cropping up by the dozens these days — even in industries you’d least suspect. More…
Online training has become common and convenient. But suppose employees do it after work at home. Do you have to pay them overtime, under the Fair Labor Standards Act? The short answer is “yes,” but there are complications. More…
A federal judge has ruled that workers who’ve entered this country illegally have the same right to sue for overtime pay as any other workers. More…
A recent Opinion Letter from the U.S. Dept. of Labor straightened out how employers should deal with two common overtime-pay scenarios that don’t seem to be covered in the regs. More…
Our team of experts fields real-life, everyday questions from HR managers and gives practical answers that can be applied by any HR pro in the same situation. Today’s question: Some exempt employees want to work fewer hours. Will a pay cut violate the Fair Labor Standards Act? More…
