Legal & Regulatory Issues 

Legal & Regulatory: Do we have to pay employees for breaks and meal periods? Do we have to provide additional breaks for smokers? Breastfeeding Breaks: What elements should be in an employers’ policy on breastfeeding in the workplace? Legal & Regulatory: Wage Deductions: May I make deductions from an exempt employee’s pay for a holiday they are not yet eligible for? Legal & Regulatory: Compensatory Time: Is "compensatory time" a good idea? Legal & Regulatory: Jury Duty: Under the FLSA, how should I pay exempt white-collar employees who are away due to jury duty? Legal & Regulatory: Exempt Timekeeping: May an employer require an exempt employee to record hours and work a specified schedule? Legal & Regulatory: Wage Deductions: Can we deduct half day from an exempt employee's pay when they are out half a day due to personal reasons and have exhausted all PTO. Legal & Regulatory: Disciplinary Docking: Under the FLSA, may I dock an employee’s pay as a disciplinary penalty? Timekeeping: Must employers track and record exempt employee time differently than nonexempt employee time? Legal & Regulatory Issues: We have no work for our employees due to a recent natural disaster. Do we have to pay our employees even if they do not work? Breastfeeding Breaks: What are the employers’ responsibilities for providing new mothers with a place to breast feed? Breastfeeding Breaks: What is a reasonable time period for breastfeeding breaks under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act? Breastfeeding Breaks: My state already has an existing law on lactation breaks. How will the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act affect my organization? What if my Collective Bargaining Agreement already provides for lactation breaks? Volunteering: Can we require or permit employees to volunteer instead of paying them? Timekeeping: What are the FLSA timekeeping requirements for employers? More...