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What Does The Fair Labor Standards Act Govern?
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) sets minimum wage, overtime pay, equal pay, record keeping requirements and child labor standards.
Can An Employer Use Arrest And Criminal Records To Reject A Job Applicant?
There have been some cases where the EEOC has found the blanket use of arrest or criminal records as a basis for rejecting job applicants to be unlawful if such use results in a … more
How Many Hours Is Full-Time Employment? How Many Hours Is Part-Time Employment?
This is a matter generally determined by an employer. Many people mistakenly believe that full-time employment consists of 40 hours per week. However, the federal Fair Labor Standards … more

Employee Rights When a Job Ends
Leaving a job is not easy. If you are fired, downsized or laid off then you are likely nervous about the future and your own financial security. If you are leaving of your own free will to relocate or start a new job you might also be nervous and uneasy. In either case there are things that you need to be aware of so that you receive everything to which you are entitled to by … more
Do I have to pay my employees overtime?
Generally, if you allow your employees to work overtime, or more than 40 hours in a one week period, the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), which is a federal law, requires you to pay your employees premium pay, or at least one and one-half times your normal pay rate, for those overtime hours worked. However, the FLSA contains several exceptions to the overtime pay requirement … more

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