The Fair Labor Standards Act has made plenty of news recently, but most of the attention has been focused on who qualifies for overtime. For much of 2016, it looked like new federal regulations would ...

It is generally understood that an employee must be compensated for his or her time spent working. That’s why the Fair Labor Standards Act, or FLSA, was enacted – to ensure that employees receive a ...

A federal appeals court ruled in December that company team drivers' time spent in the sleeper berth beyond eight hours is compensable under the Fair Labor Standards Act. In a case involving CRST ...

Compensation and promotion decisions can place pressure on managers, who try to ensure the equitable distribution of salary raises according to a number of factors. Basing your compensation decisions ...

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An employee’s action in picking up work-related tools or equipment, even beyond the official workday, can be considered a compensable injury, a panel of the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board of ...

In a lawsuit between a trucking company and its former employees, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit considered whether the downtime truck drivers spend in between driving shifts is ...

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CEBU CITY, Philippines — The quick walk to the pantry for a steaming cup of coffee has long been treated as a guilty pause in ...

Under Georgia law, a claimant must prove he or she sustained an injury arising out of and in the course of the employment to recover workers' compensation benefits. The courts have construed a ...