The Wage and Hour Answer Book provides guidance that will save you valuabletime and help you stay in compliance, including:Real-world, detailed examples that simplify complicated overtime pay, hoursworked, and other calculationsTips and precautions to help you avoid non-complianceInsightful discussions of gray and evolving areas so you can intelligentlyplan for the futureFully up-to-date citations to controlling regulations and case lawAnd more!Wage and Hour Answer Book gives you authoritative, plain-English explanationsof how and - when - the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and other wage andhour laws govern the employer-employee relationship, and what may happen whenviolations occur.The 2012 Edition includes an explanation of recent case law and regulationsregarding all aspects of federal wage and hour law, including: identifyingwhich employers are covered, determining if white-collar exemptions apply,strategies on how to address overtime costs and attain FLSA compliance, andprevailing wage obligations for employers with government contracts.Other updates include:When an intern's or trainee's participation in an internship or training maybe without compensationUpdated examples and clarification of joint employment relationshipsUpdates to several chapters reflecting the DOL's April 2011 amendedregulations, including:Tip credits:When employers are required to give employees notice of specific informationbefore a tip credit is takenRecordkeeping requirements of employee notices by employersWhat may be considered a "tip"Whether an employer may retain any of the employees' tipsWho may be considered a "tipped employee"Recommendations to employers when taking a tip creditTip-pooling:Codifying when tips are the property of employees and prohibiting employersfrom using an employee's tips for any reason other than statutorily permittedUpdated table of state minimum wage rates and certain local minimum wage orliving wage ratesRecent court interpretation of when a retail store manager may qualify forexempt executive statusExpanded discussion regarding whether pharmaceutical sales reps are consideredexempt administrative employees, exempt outside sales employees, or bothNew rulings on whether certain occupations are included under theadministrative or professional exemption, for example:"Senior Specialist" at a major accounting firm"Asset protection team leader""Financial representatives"Clarification of how an employer can determine whether an employee is anexempt outside salespersonWhen an employer can terminate a current employee to hire an employee to bepaid at the youth minimum wageWhich agricultural employees are exempt from the FLSA's overtime requirementExpansion of types of employees covered under the motor carrier exemptionNew examples of when purely intrastate transport may constitute interstatecommerce under the motor carrier exemptionApril 2011 amended regulations clarifying when (and definitions surrounding) asalesperson, partsman, or mechanic may be exempt from overtimeClarification of the Section 7(k) partial overtime exemption for employeesengaged in fire protection activities; noting that the definition of"employees engaged in fire protection activities" has been changed under theApril 2011 amended regulations to be consistent with the statutory definitionWhen flat-rate compensation for sales (as opposed to percentage of sales) mayqualify for the retail commission exemption from overtimeHow service charge revenue may be distributed to employees and whet
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