Properly prorating salary for exempt employees *

USA - November 5 2012
If you are a regular reader of this blog, you are hopefully familiar by now with the notion that exempt employees generally must be paid their full weekly salary for all workweeks in which they perform any work.

Co-authors: Michael A. Warner, Jr., Staci Ketay Rotman.

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Voting leave for election day *

USA - October 24 2012
As mentioned in a recent FR alert, “Time Off to Vote?,” written by my colleague Sally J. Scott, Illinois requires employers to allow employees who are eligible to vote up to two hours of paid time off while polls are open (from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.) on Election Day.

Co-authors: Michael A. Warner, Jr., Staci Ketay Rotman.

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Can we mandate direct deposit? [Wage & hour FAQ] *

USA - October 12 2012
Q. We would like to require employees to accept pay via direct deposit.

Co-authors: Michael A. Warner, Jr., Staci Ketay Rotman.

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Are summer camp staff exempt? [lesser known exemptions] *

USA - July 9 2012
Most regular readers of this blog will be familiar with the most common exemptions to the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act, those being the "white collar" exemptions for executive, administrative, and professional employees.

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Supreme Court finds pharmaceutical representatives exempt from overtime *

USA - June 18 2012
This morning the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that pharmaceutical representatives are "outside salesmen" exempt from the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Co-authors: Michael A. Warner, Jr., Staci Ketay Rotman.

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