Hurricane Sandy caused devastation along the Eastern Seaboard and left hundreds of thousands of individuals and companies without power. As a result of this damage, employees of trash companies, scrap dealers, carpet cleaners, plumbers and carpenters might be facing more work than they can handle in their regularly scheduled work weeks, former Forbes editor Alan Farnham reported for ABC's Good Morning America.

As businesses in these fields face surging demand, they might make the same decision as Todd Teske, chairman and CEO of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin-based generator-maker  Briggs & Stratton, who authorized more overtime for his employees, according to the Milwaukee Business Journal.

If employers allow non-exempt workers' time and attendance to exceed 40 hours in a single workweek, they must pay them at least time-and-a-half their standard hourly rate to avoid Fair Labor Standards Acts violations.

Failing to do so can lead to accusations of unfair compensation, such as those recently made by Aramark employees who continued to work at Georgetown University's O'Donovan Hall during the hurricane, the Hoya reports. The workers allege they didn't receive any additional compensation for their employee attendance during the hazardous conditions, while other University Facilities workers and Department of Public Safety Officers received double time.
 

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