Items Tagged with 'overtime rules'

This HVAC contractor doesn’t require his technicians to work overtime. Could this be the thing needed to retain/hire techs?

The new overtime rule issued by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has huge implications for HVAC contractors, and they start July 1, 2024.

The DOL released its final overtime rule which expands overtime protections increases the minimum salary thresholds required to exempt a salaried bona fide executive, administrative, or professional employee (EAP) from federal overtime pay requirements.

The Fair Labor Standards Act requires employers to pay employees a minimum wage for all hours worked and a time-and-a-half overtime rate for all hours worked over 40 in a work week. However, it provides certain exemptions.

Employers should consider conducting a thorough review of the job duties of all salaried employees to determine overtime eligibility.

The coronavirus pandemic has been one of those once-in-a-lifetime events that no one, especially employers, ever wants to see again.

FLSA wage and hour violations are among the most common employer errors in the workplace.

By adopting proactive policies and monitoring for potential off-the-clock work, the risk of facing pay-related lawsuits can be reduced.

For the second time in two presidential administrations, the question of who receives overtime pay beyond 40 hours a week is up for official review.