Or round up to the nearest minute, lest one of your employees claims you failed to pay them for all hours worked.
I’ve been preaching for a while that employers should get an electronic time keeping system and pay non-exempt employees to the minute. Based on the recent California Supreme Court ruling (Troester v. Starbucks Corp.) California employers would be wise …
California’s minimum wage rises to $10 per hour starting January 1, 2016. Once again, California employers must gear up for pay raises, not just for employees paid on an hourly basis at minimum wage, but also for exempt employees. We explained why this is the case two years ago when California’s minimum wage last rose. The lesson is important, so we’ll adjust the …
Continue Reading »An “off the clock” claim occurs when the employee claims more time worked that what appears on their daily time record. The time records show one thing but the employee claims they worked more hours. Sometimes those “off the clock” hours result in an overtime claim.
Continue Reading »A common misconception is paying an employee a salary makes them “exempt” from payment of overtime. I bet at least half of you reading this are saying, “what, you mean that’s not the case?”
That’s right, it’s not. While paying a salary is required, there is also a duties test (and other requirements) that has to be met for each of …
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