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FLSA overtime rules are an important aspect of workplace knowledge for both employers and employees As a general rule, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires an employer to pay a non-exempt employee overtime pay at the rate of one and one-half times the employee’s regular rate of pay for any hours worked over 40 in a given workweek The FLSA overtime rules clearly state that all time spent by an employee performing activities which are job-related is potentially “work time…

Many people believe that a ‘compensation culture’ exists in the UK, with thousands of unnecessary compensation claims being made by every year, often by employees taking advantage of overprotective health and safety legislation to claim against their employer This isn’t actually the case – research has shown that there are fewer compensation claims made in the UK than in any other developed country except Denmark What’s more, it’s important that employee’s who are injured because their employer has been negligent or failed to adhere to health and safety regulations set by the government,should be able to make a work accident claim…

For most of us, a lunch break during the work day is needed to keep going the rest of the afternoon However, for some employees, questions arise as to what they are entitled to by law Federal law does not require that lunch breaks be given to employees but many state laws do mandate such breaks…