Fair Labor Standards Act Please be very careful here. These are the new rules issued by the labor department. A number of members of congress are trying to roll back these rules because they think it will take millions of … Continue reading
Exempt and Nonexempt Employees
All Employees in your business must be classified by you as either Exempt Employees or Nonexempt Employees for purposes of complying with the. Based on the criteria set out by the law, you can determine which classification is appropriate for … Continue reading
Fair Labor Standards Act
Perhaps the most basic of all payroll and employment laws is the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA), also known as the Federal Wage-Hour Law. The FLSA does the following: Sets the minimum wage and overtime rates Employees must … Continue reading
Tip Credit Against Minimum Wage by State
Alabama No provision Alaska No tip credit Arizona No provision Arkansas 50% of Minimum Wage California No Tip Credit Colorado $3.02 Connecticut $2.02 Delaware $3.92 District of Columbia 55% of Minimum Wage Florida No provision Georgia No minimum applicable Hawaii … Continue reading
Tips and the Tip Credit
Under the FLSA, employers are required to pay tipped Employees only $2.13 per hour in wages, so long as the Employee’s tips are enough to make up the remainder of the minimum hourly wage then in effect ($5.15 per hour). … Continue reading
