Publisher's Synopsis
<p> The <i><b>Wage and Hour Answer Book</b></i> provides guidance that will save you valuable time and help you stay in compliance, including: </p> <ul> <li> <b>Real-world, detailed examples</b> that simplify complicated overtime pay, hours worked, and other calculations </li> <li> <b>Tips and precautions</b> to help you avoid non-compliance </li> <li> <b>Insightful discussions</b> of gray and evolving areas so you can intelligently plan for the future </li> <li> <b>Fully up-to-date citations</b> to controlling regulations and case law </li> <li> And more! </li> </ul> <p> <i><b>Wage and Hour Answer Book</b></i> gives you authoritative, plain-English explanations of how and - when - the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and other wage and hour laws govern the employer-employee relationship, and what may happen when violations occur. </p> <p> <i><b>Wage and Hour Answer Book, 2013 Edition</b></i> has been updated to include coverage of: </p> <ul> <li> Analysis of Supreme Court decision about outside sales exemption for pharmaceutical sales rep </li> <li> How the DOL's Plan/Prevent/Protect strategy will affect employers </li> <li> New case challenges whether employees' average pay exceeding the minimum wage amount is enough or if employees must be paid at least the minimum wage for each hour worked </li> <li> Explanation of recent rulings regarding the administrative exemption being applied to employees in the insurance industry </li> <li> How overtime should be calculated when an employee was misclassified </li> <li> Why one court recently found that the affirmative steps taken by an employer did not warrant an assessment of liquidated damages </li> <li> Summary of new case about an enterprise being engaged in commerce </li> <li> Re-proposed child labor regulations on parental exemption </li> <li> The factors found sufficient to establish that a retail store manager was an exempt executive </li> <li> New case sheds light on what is considered a working arrangement under the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act </li> <li> The basis for a court's decision on whether a quality assurance manager was an exempt employee </li> <li> DOL's position about restricting tip pooling when no tip credit occurs </li> <li> Why employers should be concerned about a new app from the DOL </li> <li> The degree of specificity of an affirmative defense pleaded in an answer </li> <li> Summary of new case examining joint employment between a farm labor contractor and an employer </li> <li> And much more! </li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> </p>
