To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. It sounds simple: classify workers as exempt or non-exempt ...

You have a slacker exempt employee who just showed up three hours late, again. You dock her pay, because fair is fair. Reasonable, right? Congratulations! You just broke a federal law. If she’s a ...

Question: I’m going to hire a new employee soon. I want this person to be exempt from the normal overtime and meal and rest period rules. Can I make this person exempt by paying them a higher salary?

Employers should understand employees' rights to avoid violating them. Learn about violations like discrimination, wage ...