Overtime

Computer Start Up Time Can Be Compensable
January 3, 2023
Your company may be required to pay employees for time spent logging in or waiting for their computer systems to boot up according to a recent Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision.
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Correctly Calculating the FLSA Regular Rate - A Common Pitfall of the FLSA
November 22, 2021
The Fair Labor Standards Act mandates that non-exempt employees be paid one and one-half times their regular rate for all hours worked over forty (40) in a given workweek. However, calculating overtime pay correctly can be tricky when an employee works at two or more different rates during a single workweek.
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Even High Earning Supervisors Can Be Entitled to Overtime
September 16, 2021
 A recent decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Hewitt v. Helix Energy Solutions Group, Case No. 19-20023, in is causing upheaval in the energy sector by suggesting that even highly paid supervisory employees may be entitled to overtime pay on top of their six-figure compensation because they are paid a day rate rather than a weekly salary.
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California Supreme Court Holds That Meal-Period, Rest-Period, And Recovery Premiums Must Include Nondiscretionary Earnings
July 20, 2021
On July 15, 2021, the California Supreme Court held that the calculation of premium pay for noncompliant meal, rest, and recovery periods must include not only the employee’s hourly rate of pay but also all other nondiscretionary payments for work performed by the employee.
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