A former employee of a Pennsylvania-based health care organization has filed suit against the business, alleging violations of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act.

The heart of the filing is a dispute over time and attendance, specifically a lack of overtime pay, according to legal news source The Pennsylvania Record. The employee, whose main duties involved billing, collections and communications with other companies, was paid hourly but claims she did not receive additional pay when working more than 40 hours per week.

The overtime standard is one of the clearest in the FLSA, requiring employers to pay a rate of one-and-one-half times an employee's regular hourly wages past the 40-hour benchmark.

The suit filed by the employee names the health care company as well as five individual managers who supposedly assisted in the practices that eliminated the higher overtime wages from worker pay. Other current and former employees are also involved in the suit, although the exact number is not specified.

Proper attendance tracking software, along with an understanding of the FLSA's provisions, allows companies to meet the requirements in the act and make sure workers are being compensated according to the law.

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