Celine Dion has settled an employee dispute regarding overtime violations for an undisclosed sum. The Canadian singer came under fire earlier this year when former handyman Keith Sturtevant alleged he was misclassified as an exempt employee, which led to lost wages for overtime employee attendance.

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) guarantees covered employees receive at least minimum wage for all time and attendance in addition to time-and-a-half rates for hours worked past 40. Unless an employee meets strict criteria for an administrative, executive, professional, outside sales or highly skilled computer position, they are owed these wages.

Despite the fact that a spokesperson for Dion and her manager/husband Rene Angelil assures "[Keith was] paid a handsome yearly salary that covered overtime for his services for three years," the couple decided to settle the case out of court.

If employers are not certain which labor laws apply, they can consult the FLSA or outsource human resources tasks to professionals to ensure their payroll practices are in compliance. A failure to do so could results in underpayment, investigations and expensive lawsuits.
 

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