The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) was first enacted in 1938 and provided employees with a minimum wage for hours worked and also put into place the 40 hour work week. In many circumstances, employees working over 40 hours a week are entitled to overtime compensation. It is crucial that you know how to classify employees to determine who is entitled to receive overtime pay. When looking at overtime rules, it is important to know the difference between exempt and nonexempt e

Overtime rules can get complicated. The FLSA (Federal Labor Standards Act) requires employers to pay nonexempt employees one and a half times their standard hourly wage if they work over 40 hours per week. This is pretty straight forward if your employee is performing one job at your company. But what if you own two separate companies and one employee performs work for both and exceeds 40 hours per week. Are you as an employer responsible for paying overtime? The short answer