How does overtime work in a two week pay period? Well, if you work more than 80 hours in a pay period and still do not get paid overtime, chances are you are being paid twice a month (semi-monthly) instead of every two weeks (bi-weekly).
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Should My Bonus Be Included In My Overtime Pay Rate?
Q: SHOULD MY BONUS BE INCLUDED IN MY OVERTIME PAY RATE?
A: IT DEPENDS
Everyone knows (or should know) that nonexempt employees must be paid at least time-and-one-half their “regular rate” of pay for all hours worked over 40 in a workweek. What everyone does not...
Oil & Energy Job Layoffs – Don’t Leave Your Unpaid Overtime Behind
I’m salaried. How many hours can my employer require me to work?
The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) does not limit the number of hours in a day or days in a week any employee (salaried or hourly) may be required or scheduled to work, including overtime hours, if the employee is at least 16 years old.
What the overtime pay laws dictate is how...
Understanding Overtime Pay
What Does It Really Mean When Your Job is Being “Reclassified”?
WHAT DOES IT REALLY MEAN WHEN YOUR JOB IS BEING “RECLASSIFIED”:
Your employer has decided that it has been improperly classifying you as “exempt” and not entitled to overtime pay when it should have been classifying...$100,000 in Pay Doesn’t Automatically Mean No Overtime Pay
In a recent decision arising out of an overtime pay case filed on behalf of a class of welding inspectors who earned more than $100,000 in total pay per year, an appeals court addressed the issue of whether or not such earnings were “guaranteed”. If their earnings were not guaranteed, they could...
Overtime Pay Issues for Petrochemical Workers as Jobs increase along the Gulf Coast
With the large amount of new projects taking place, a new boom is occurring in the petrochemical business along the Gulf Coast (particularly in Texas and Louisiana), and this means increased competition for the workers needed to build and operate plants. A number of large companies including Exxon, Saudi Basic Industries, Chevron...
Home Health Care Workers are Entitled to Overtime Pay Starting January 1, 2015
A federal court judge in Ohio has ruled that home healthcare workers are entitled to overtime wages as of January 1, 2015, the original effective date of the rule change for employees performing companionship services. The court found that the Department of Labor’s regulation changes were effective and enforceable as of January 1st even...