Diana Thanks for the info. 1 question. Salaried employees. Is that law nationwide? If so, my son who is 21. Is seriously being taken advantaged of he works 54+ a week for $400. Ya it comes out to just over $7.00 an hour. So if they owe him for time and a half since mid February that's a good chunk of change. Ya think. Where would I get a copy of THAT portion of the law? He just may need it for leverage because they keep sending him home early because they are "slow" right now.
Your the BEST Caralyn Sent from Caralyn's iPhone On Nov 18, 2009, at 6:17 AM, Diana Bonn <[email protected]> wrote: You know I forgot to tell you guys that I went to a 3 hour Us Department of Labor Seminar. (My life is soo exciting) LOLOLO But a few interesting things that I learned. If you didn't know the Department of Labor (DOL) is to make sure employees are paid correctly and not working 80 hours a week at below wage or not enough time paid. Did you know there is a diff. between hours worked vs. hours paid? They investigate on worked hours not paid hours? Did you know that they will get your back wages for you, only up to minimum wage $7.25 an hour, or any overtime, but if you make more per hour you have to file a civil suit? Did you know that they DO NOT regulate vacation time, sick time, lunch hours, break times, holiday pay, severance pay, fringe benefits, insurance? Which means as an employee these are not required by law and it is a benefit from the company. The company does NOT have to give you a 15 minute break, a break or lunch break is a benefit, NOT a law. Did you know that the employer can make you work 20 hour days? (There are states that set minimums at this) Did you know that the DOL sets standards of 40 hour work weeks? Anything over 40 hours is time and a half? So you can work 2 - 20 hour days, but then you have to stop or get overtime. Do you know why we have 40 hour work weeks? It was to screw the employer and help the unemployed. Years ago employers would hire super employee that needed the money, who was a hard worker. The employee would not get overtime, and worked and worked. The employer had a great employee who needed money. Then the Gov steps in and says hey wait a minute, there are thousands of people out there that need jobs, and you keep working the same person. So we want to help the unemployed. So you can keep your super employee but you have to pay that super employee time and a half over 40hours. So if you don't wanna pay, then hire some more people. TA DA,, the 40hour work week and time and half!!! Did you know that salaried employees does not mean you can work them 80 hours a week? Nope, you can pay them salary (not hourly) and still have to abide by the 40 hour work week rule. UNLESS they are in a management position. And the DOL will ask for proof of their supervision duties. Did you know that if you are a tipped employee, (waitress) the employer has to make sure that you atleast reach minimum wage, and they have to make up the diff. Tipped employees make $2.13 an hour. Did you know that employees of theaters do not have to follow DOL laws? (confused about this one), something to do with entertainment industry Did you know that amusement park employers do not have to follow DOL laws? Based on if they are open 12 months a year (yes they do) vs. an amusement park of only open part of the year. depends on how much of their income is generated in a certain time. There are gobs of exceptions, can be confusing, but you can read the info at www.wagehour.dol.gov. Your exciting news for the day!!!!!!!!!!LOLOLO diana from indiana -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NailTech" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NailTech" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=.
