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| Kansas employment law attorney representing Kansas employees in employment disputes concerning race, age and gender discrimination, disability issues, family medical leave, civil rights, due process, sexual harassment, wage and hour disputes, wrongful discharge and termination in Kansas City, Johnson County, Overland Park, Topeka, Wichita, and across the state of Kansas. Kansas employees who believe their employment rights have been violated should contact a competent Kansas employment rights attorney who knows federal and Kansas law. |
Federal Wage and Hour Law: Overtime Pay
| The federal Fair Labor Standards Act protects the vast majority of Kansas employees. The Fair Labor Standards Act is often referred to as the FLSA, and it has really only two main features: ***It guarantees a minimum wage of $6.55 for all hours worked (with many exceptions); and ***It guarantees overtime pay for hours worked over 40 in a work week (with many exceptions). The Fair Labor Standards Act creates many complicated issues concerning the issue of overtime pay. It sounds simple to state that an employee is entitled to time and half for all hours worked over 40 in a work week. However, there are two main issues that arise with overtime: Is the employee exempt from overtime pay rules? What hours actually count toward overtime? EXEMPTIONS: The FLSA creates numerous exemptions from the requirements that employees must be paid minimum wage and overtime pay. Some of these exemptions are complete, and some are partial. The most common exemptions to the law are the so-called white collar exemptions. Under the law, employees who work in administrative, executive or professional positions are exempt from minimum wage and overtime pay if certain conditions are met. Here us much more information on exemptions. HOURS WORKED: The other big overtime issue is what hours actually count as hours worked. For example, if employees have to work through their lunch breaks, this will constitute time worked. Other examples of work time over which a dispute might arise include on-call time, days off when work is performed for the employer, travel time and activities that precede the start of work (opening cash drawers and counting money) and conclude the work day (e.g., cleaning equipment). For much more on wages and overtime law, click here. If you have a question, email us. We answer every email we receive. Click here for some Frequently Asked Questions about wages and overtime pay. |
| Michael M. Shultz In Johnson and Douglas Counties 913-385-9955 |