Whether you are an employer starting a new business or an employee about to begin a new job, you may come across the terms “exempt” and “non-exempt” in contracts and wonder what they mean. These are two of the three categories of workers for determining wage and hour....
Florida workers in many trades and professions rely heavily on tips for their income. While people might first think of restaurants and other food establishments when they think about tips, hairdressers, people who transport passengers, and many workers in the...
People have various work schedules in Florida and have different tasks they need to complete during their workday. Employees may need to complete these tasks even if they need to work longer than 8 hours to complete in any given day. Over the course of the workweek,...
Many employers may believe that there are only two ways to pay their employees: hourly or salary. Hourly employees are entitled to overtime and salaried employees are not, right? Not exactly. While a deeper analysis is needed to properly classify employees pay...
Written by Karina Xart McMahon. Presently, to be lawfully classified as a “salaried” (or as it’s defined under the law “exempt”) employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the employee must receive $455 per week, which is approximately $23,660 per year, among...