Beyond 40 hours

摘要

For many employers, properly calculating overtime can feel like an unending process. Factoring in break times can be complicated. Some employees who may seem exempt from overtime may actually be entitled to it under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Unfortunately, miscalculating overtime can be extremely costly for companies in terms of fines and lawsuits. Despite what it calls limited resources, the US Dept. of Labor has been actively pursuing claims of FLSA violations and more employ- ees are filing lawsuits against their employers claiming they were not paid what they were owed.