Some Wisconsin employers wonder when they are expected to pay for an employee’s travel time. This is covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, which is a federal law that sheds light on a variety of employee issues.
In South Carolina, and throughout much of the United States, employees who routinely receive tips can be paid a substantially lower wage by the employer. However, the employee is not required to share the tip with any salaried manager or the employer.
Indiana employers are not required to pay for the time it takes for their employees to commute to and from their work site. This is true even for temporary job sites, provided the commute falls within a normal commute range.
Many issues between Nebraska employers and employees are governed by federal laws, regulations, and policies. Very often, these mandates are overseen by the United States Department of Labor. This is true in the matter of minimum wage for tipped employees in the state.Federal as well as state
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The minimum wage for tipped employees in the state of Florida is $3.77 per hour. In order for an employer to consider a particular employee as a tipped employee two factors must be true. Firstly, the employee must be an hourly worker.
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An employer in New York, as well as most other states in the U.S. has the right to set the pay day for their company. But, once that payday is determined they must honor it. It is illegal to not pay employees on payday in New York
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There are many states, including North Carolina, that allow employers to pay tipped workers less than the standard minimum wage.
The minimum wage for tipped workers in North Carolina is $2.43 per hour. Though tipped employees can be paid less money, they cannot usually be required to share their
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The minimum wage for tipped workers in Idaho is $3.35 per hour.
Idaho is not the only state in America that allows tipped employees to be paid amounts that are lower than the federal minimum wage. Tipped employees cannot be told that they have to share their tips with
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Tipped employees in Connecticut must be paid at least $5.41 per hour under state law. Full-time workers in restaurants and hotels must earn at least $10 per week in tips to qualify for the tipped wage. Otherwise, the employer must pay workers the full Connecticut minimum wage of $7.65 per
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The minimum wage for tipped employees in Tennessee is $2.13 per hour.
Tipped employees in Tennessee can be paid less than the usual federal minimum wage of $5.85 per hour, according to the law. They cannot, however, be made to share their tip monies with a salaried manager.
The minimum wage for tipped employees in Ohio is $3.50 per hour.
Some Ohio employees are concerned about the issue of tips and wages for tipped employees. The laws in Ohio, as well as in many other states, stipulate that tipped employees may be paid less than the minimum
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Questions about travel time are commonplace among Kentucky employees. Many want to know if they’re “on the clock” when traveling between job sites during the work day. Some ask if they should be paid when they travel from home to the first job site of the day.
In the state of Michigan, tipped employees can be paid at lower rates, but should not be required to pool tips with a salaried manager. This is also true in many other states.
The minimum wage for tipped workers in Michigan is $2.65 per hour.
Thanks to the FLSA, or Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, Illinois employers have at least some guidelines to work from when deciding about paying workers during their commuting times.
One of the commonest questions is whether or not an employee should be paid for time driving between one
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The United State Department of Labor has set regulations that entitle tipped employees to keep the tips that they receive. Unless there is a valid tip pool, and no arrangement that requires tipping out, employees should be able to keep all of their tips.
Employees in Georgia often ask about travel time. They want to know if they should be paid when they drive from job site to job site during the working day. They have questions about whether they should be paid when they travel from home to the first job site of
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Travel time raises many questions among Maine workers. When am I “on the clock”? Should I be paid during the time I travel from one job site to another during the work day? Should I be on the payroll when I’m driving from home to the first job site of
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In the state of Alabama, as in many other states, tipped workers cannot be obligated to share tips with a salaried manager. They might earn a lower hourly wage than non-tipped workers, however.
The minimum wage for tipped workers in Alabama is $2.13 per hour. The federal rate applies
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Wisconsin has a law that states that tipped workers can be paid less, but she or he cannot be required to share tips with a salaried manager. The same is true in many other states.
The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 is the relevant federal law in this
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In Texas, as well as many other states, tipped employees can be paid less. He or she cannot, however, be required to share his or her tips with a salaried manager.
Federal law states that employers are allowed to pay less than the minimum wage to employees who regularly
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Many states, including Virginia, allow tipped employees to be paid less. However, tipped employees cannot be required to share tips with salaried managers.
The federal minimum wage law, otherwise known as the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, is the relevant statute in such cases. According to the United
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South Dakota state law says that tipped employees can be paid less, but she or he cannot be required to share his or her tips with a salaried manager. In these types of situations, the relevant law is the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. This is also the federal
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There are many states, including Nebraska, that allow tipped workers to be paid less. They cannot, however, be required to share their tips with a salaried manager.
The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 is the relevant federal law. It is also the federal minimum wage law. Employees, as
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The Vermont minimum wage increased from $7.53 to $7.68 per hour on January 1, 2008. A Vermont law passed in 2006 dictates that the state minimum wage be increased on an annual basis.
The state minimum wage also increased for tipped employees on January 1, rising from $3.65 to
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The Utah minimum wage is $5.85 per hour until July 24, 2008. On that date, both the federal and Utah minimum wages will increase by 70 cents to $6.55 per hour.
When the federal minimum wage increases on July 24, 2008, some other states will automatically increase their minimum
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The New Mexico minimum wage increased from $5.85 to $6.50 per hour, effective January 1, 2008. For minimum wage workers in New Mexico, this is the second increase in less than six months. Since the state minimum wage rate increases along with the federal rate, on July 24, 2007, the
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The Indiana minimum wage is currently $5.85 per hour. Because the state minimum wage mirrors the federal rate, it will increase on July 24, 2008.
Changes to the minimum wage will be taking place throughout 2008. Indiana employers need to keep up with all of these changes, and a
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