The Rehabilitation Act is a federal Act that applies to many employees and employers in states across the country, including in the state of California. According to the Act, employers may not discriminate against employees for reasons that are directly related to their disabilities, if employees have a disability. The ... continue reading

The Disaster Unemployment Assistance program is a federal program that is administered by the federal government. When there is a disaster, such as a storm, a fire, or a flood, that displaces workers from work, those employees that can no longer work may be able to receive federal funds. The ... continue reading

Employees in the state of Arkansas should be aware of the Jury Systems Improvement Act, which is a federal Act that helps to ensure that when an employee has been called to serve on a jury, the employee can serve on the jury without worrying that he or she will ... continue reading

The Jury Systems Improvement Act is a federal Act that helps to ensure that employers will not discriminate against workers that need to take time away from work in order to serve on a jury. When an employee receives a jury duty summons, the employee should notify the employer immediately ... continue reading

The Americans with Disabilities Act is a federal Act that applies to many employees in states across the country, including many employees in the state of Alabama. Because it is a federal Act, it is administered by the federal government and applies to all states equally.

The Act is ... continue reading

Employees in the state of Alaska should be aware of what the Rehabilitation Act entails, as many employees will work for companies that are covered by the Act. The Act is in place in order to ensure that when an employee has a recognized disability, the employer cannot discriminate against ... continue reading

The Jury Systems Improvement Act is a federal Act that pertains to employees in states across the country, including employees in the state of Alabama. When an employee is summoned for jury duty service, the employee should be able to serve that jury duty service without worrying that the employer ... continue reading

Employees in Washington, DC have a right to learn about the labor laws that impact them at work by reviewing labor law posters. These labor law posters should be posted in an area of the workplace that is visible to all employees, such as an employee break room or a ... continue reading

Employees in all states across the country should be able to learn more information about the labor laws that impact them in the workplace by reviewing their labor law rights on the labor law posters that are displayed in the workplace. Each workplace in the state of Virginia should have ... continue reading

The Family and Medical Leave Act does not cover pets in any state across the U.S. In fact, the FMLA has very clear definitions of which family members are eligible for coverage, in addition to the employee. Basically, the FMLA is in place so that if an employee needs to ... continue reading

The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act is a federal Act that applies to all employees and employers in all states across the country, including Alabama. USERRA was put into place by Congress in 1994 to replace the Veterans’ Reemployment Rights Act (VRRA).

The goal of USERRA is ... continue reading

You may have heard the term comp time, which refers to compensation time or compensatory time off. Whichever term you use it all means the same thing, time off with pay in lieu of overtime pay. What you might be surprised to learn is that in most cases it is ... continue reading

There are several laws pertaining to employment, many of those being wage and hour laws. Most of these laws fall under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, including overtime. The law requires that all non-exempt employees be paid at a rate of one and a half times their normal rate ... continue reading

Employers are beginning to realize that in order to maintain productivity of its employees and to minimize staff burnout, employees need to have a balance between the demands of their work and their personal lives. One way to accomplish this is by employing flextime or offering compensation time in lieu ... continue reading

You may have heard the term comp time, which refers to compensation time or compensatory time off. Whichever term you use it all means the same thing, time off with pay in lieu of overtime pay. What you might be surprised to learn is that in most cases it is ... continue reading

There are several laws pertaining to employment, many of those being wage and hour laws. Most of these laws fall under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, including overtime. The law requires that all non-exempt employees be paid at a rate of one and a half times their normal rate ... continue reading

There are several laws pertaining to employment, many of those being wage and hour laws. Most of these laws fall under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, including overtime. The law requires that all non-exempt employees be paid at a rate of one and a half times their normal rate ... continue reading

There are several laws pertaining to employment, many of those being wage and hour laws. Most of these laws fall under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, including overtime. The law requires that all non-exempt employees be paid at a rate of one and a half times their normal rate ... continue reading

You may have heard the term comp time, which refers to compensation time or compensatory time off. Whichever term you use it all means the same thing, time off with pay in lieu of overtime pay. What you might be surprised to learn is that in most cases it is ... continue reading

You may want to familiarize yourself with Rhode Island compensation time laws if you are working or seeking employment in the State. In learning about the law you may be surprised or even discouraged to learn that if you work in the private sector and are non-exempt or otherwise eligible ... continue reading

Pennsylvania compensation time laws fall under the states overtime laws. The current requirements are substantially similar to that of the earlier federal standards. Employers must follow Pennsylvania’s regulations even if these rules are more stringent for employers than the federal requirement. Pennsylvania employers must be aware that the federal or ... continue reading

In learning about the law you may be surprised or even discouraged to learn that if you work in the private sector and are non-exempt or otherwise eligible for overtime pay, whether you and your employer both want it, compensation time is illegal. Oregon compensation time laws fall under the ... continue reading

Oklahoma compensation time laws define compensation time as an alternative method for compensating employees who work overtime. Since Oklahoma has no overtime laws of its own, federal statutes must be followed. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, the practice of giving compensation time in lieu of overtime is illegal in ... continue reading

In Ohio employers recognize that keeping up employee morale is a good way to improve effectiveness and to recruiting and retaining a high quality workforce. One way to accomplish this is by employing flexible schedules. Several employers informally adopt a compensation time policy, offering time off to be taken at ... continue reading

Employers are beginning to realize that in order to maintain productivity of its employees and to minimize staff burnout, employees need to have a balance between the demands of their work and their personal lives. One way to accomplish this is by employing flextime or offering compensation time in lieu ... continue reading

North Carolina compensation time laws state that a private sector employer cannot give comp time to its non-exempt employees in lieu of paying time and one-half overtime pay based on an employee’s regular rate of pay. There are no mandates for exempt employees but the law does go on to ... continue reading

New York compensation time laws prohibit employers in the private sector from using compensation time. Some employers in the private sector, unaware of the laws against it, informally adopt a comp time policy-giving employees an hour at some later time, for an hour of overtime work. Many employees even agree ... continue reading

New Mexico compensation time laws specifically state that a private employer cannot give compensation time instead of overtime pay. Comp, compensation, or compensatory time as it is sometimes referred to is time off with pay in lieu of overtime pay for overtime hours worked. Overtime laws fall under the Federal ... continue reading

You may want to familiarize yourself with New Jersey compensation time laws if you are working or seeking employment in the State. In learning about the law you may be surprised or even discouraged to learn that if you work in the private sector and are non-exempt or otherwise eligible ... continue reading

If you work in New Hampshire you may have questions about your employment and policies regarding hours. While employers are not required to give their employees time off many do offer paid time off. Several employers informally adopt a compensation time policy, offering time off to be taken at a ... continue reading