Do you get overtime if you work over 40 hours a week?
Weekend or night work does not apply for overtime pay unless it is over the mandated 40 hours. Pay for vacations, sick days, or personal days is not covered. FLSA does not cover double time. Those are agreements between an employer and employee.
Do you have to pay for pre shift time?
To that extent, the employee technically spent pre-shift time performing work-related duties and activities. Employees also have an option to stay on the job after their scheduled shifts have ended. This, just like pre-shift time, must be calculated and included in pay computations.
How are post Shift and pre shift hours calculated?
This, just like pre-shift time, must be calculated and included in pay computations. Any time an employee spends performing work-related duties, such as cleaning equipment or closing a shop in preparation for the next day’s work, is counted as work time and may also be classified as post-shift time.
How many hours should a salaried employee work?
There is still an expectation among a number of our managers that a salaried person’s workday is well over eight hours. Our “tough” managers’ employees are the last to go home. This cultural variation across the department hasn’t led anyone to quit since I got here but I have had complaints from several employees.
Weekend or night work does not apply for overtime pay unless it is over the mandated 40 hours. Pay for vacations, sick days, or personal days is not covered. FLSA does not cover double time. Those are agreements between an employer and employee.
To that extent, the employee technically spent pre-shift time performing work-related duties and activities. Employees also have an option to stay on the job after their scheduled shifts have ended. This, just like pre-shift time, must be calculated and included in pay computations.
Can a employer require a salaried employee to work a minimum 40 hours?
The lawyer clarified that this is the tradeoff an employer makes for paying a salary rather than an hourly wage. Because if the employer can impose a minimum of 40 hours, then a salary is never advantageous over an hourly wage for a worker.
This, just like pre-shift time, must be calculated and included in pay computations. Any time an employee spends performing work-related duties, such as cleaning equipment or closing a shop in preparation for the next day’s work, is counted as work time and may also be classified as post-shift time.