WASHINGTON D.C — Nowadays, many companies allow their employees to work from home either full-time or part-time in conjunction with other office hours. This saves the company significant money if office space and other overhead and allows the employee to spend less time commuting to the workplace. When a person works from home and puts […]
WASHINGTON D.C — Many companies and businesses require employees to perform a certain number of community service hours during the year. This community help work can be at company sponsored events or other charitable gatherings. Many employers do not pay overtime for these extra hours, which may be a violation of the Fair Labor Standards […]
WASHINGTON D.C — Many companies and businesses require employees to perform a certain number of charitable hours during the year. This charity work can be at company sponsored events or other charitable gatherings. Many employers do not pay overtime for these extra hours, which may be a violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). […]
WASHINGTON D.C — The FLSA allows volunteer hours provided the work performed by the volunteer does not displace or replace work that is regularly subject to being for by an employer. The key word is whether the activity is part of being “engaged in commerce.” Typically, a for profit company will be scrutinized more for […]
WASHINGTON D.C — Usually, time spent commuting is not work time and your employer does not have to pay for the time it takes for you to commute to and from work. Companies may violate the FLSA by not paying its employees for all hours worked in a workweek. This may occur if you are […]
WASHINGTON D.C — Many employees have job requirements that require them to travel out of town for meetings and assignments. Many of these trips involve an overnight stay or multiple days in another city, state or country. Depending on the occupation of the employee, the employer may be required to pay overtime wages for these […]