Employment Breakfast - 10 Things You Need to Know About Wage & Hour

In 2015, businesses continued to see an increase in claims involving the Fair Labor Standards Act and state wage and hour laws. The Department of Labor is pursuing a policy of aggressive enforcement. Class action claims became a regular feature of the wage/hour liability landscape. Because of the many pitfalls in this area, we wanted to end the 2015 breakfast season with a succinct, practical approach to minimizing your risk.

On May 14, now retired Pierce Atwood partner Tony Derosby discussed the trends and developments in wage/hour law, including:

• DOL’s current enforcement priorities
• Hours worked, recordkeeping, and rounding
• Unauthorized work and “off the clock” activity
• Meals and breaks 
• Recent trends in off-site employment cases
• Telecommuting, PDAs and "On-Call" Time 
• Training and travel time 
• Overtime misclassification trends
• Calculating overtime, bonuses, and the “regular rate”
• Volunteers and interns