While the convenience of GPS-enabled devices is undeniable, there’s a flip side: they give employers a tool that can be used to track workers in real time. And at some point, that tracking crosses a line, which is why the laws on GPS tracking employees matter. Smart phones, watches, vehicles and other GPS-enabled devices have become ubiquitous, inside and outside the workplace. Surveys found more than a quarter of U.S. companies provide employees with mobile phones; more than half use … [Read more...]
Overtime Back Pay: Court Says Poor Record Keeping Doesn’t Let an Employer Underpay Workers
If you’re working long hours but not getting overtime pay, the courts are on your side when you seek overtime back pay, even if you don’t have an exact record of all your hours. In a recent California case, an appeals court determined that a sales and marketing director who put in extra hours should receive a payout, even though the trial court had found his testimony about his work hours too vague to calculate damages. A Sales and Marketing Director’s Unpaid Hours The employee, Terry … [Read more...]
On-Call Pay in California: If You’re On Call, You Must Be Paid
If your employer requires you to be on call for work, you are owed on call pay, even if you don’t end up actually working, according to a California appellate court. This can be a confusing gray area for employees, but the court made it crystal clear: Requiring employees to be on call but not paying them anything if they don’t work is “abuse,” according to a 2019 ruling. These flexible scheduling practices could apply to many industries — particularly consumer-facing roles such as sales … [Read more...]
Overtime Salary Threshold Would Rise: Labor Department Proposes Overtime Pay for More Workers
More than a million U.S. workers would become eligible for overtime pay under a new rule proposed this month by the U.S. Department of Labor. Currently, employees must earn less than $455 a week — or $23,660 a year — to qualify for time-and-a-half pay if they work more than 40 hours in a week. The DOL wants to raise that overtime salary threshold to $679 a week, or $35,308 a year, including a larger swath of the population in the requirements for overtime pay. The public has about two … [Read more...]
Time Clock Rounding and Meal Breaks: Courts Stick Up for Workers, Down to the Minute
California courts have been making clear that employers cannot take advantage of workers, even in ways the companies may consider minor. Workers needn’t blindly comply with whatever the company that signs their paychecks requires. The law lays out specific rights for workers — even scrimping on free time by a few minutes is grounds for legal action. To help illustrate your rights under the law, including how time clock rounding and meal breaks are treated, we’re offering an overview of some … [Read more...]
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