If an employee is paid a bonus along with regular wages, and if the employee has also worked overtime, the laws in many states mandate that bonuses should be paid on the overtime pay as well. This ...

If an hourly employee works beyond 40 hours in a week, they are entitled to overtime pay. However, if that employee performs different roles at different pay rates, you may have to use a "blended rate ...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division weighed in on an employer's method of re-calculating its employees' regular rate of pay in order to account for the paying out of quarterly and ...

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) may require employers to include per diem payments when calculating workers' regular rates for overtime purposes, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled ...

Federal provisions for overtime pay are contained in the Fair Labor Standards Act. The FLSA states that most employees, including temps, must be paid time and a half for hours worked over 40 in one ...

Seyfarth Synopsis: Calculating the correct “regular rate of pay” for overtime hours under California law, in order to properly factor in certain types of bonuses, can give nightmares to even the most ...

The U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday proposed more changes to regulations governing overtime pay. But this move could make it easier for employers to offer better benefits to workers and could ...

It is not uncommon for employers to focus their compliance efforts on federal laws like the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), or Title VII of the Civil Rights ...

Photo courtesy Indianapolis (IN) Fire PIO. Many individuals work long hours—far beyond the standard 40-hour week. Starting with tax year 2025, a tax provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) ...

New Labour Codes, effective November 2025, redefine overtime eligibility and calculation. While standard working hours remain ...