Two years after a group of officers had their time and attendance lawsuit against the San Diego Police Department (SDPD) thrown out, the United States Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal.

The Fair Labor Standards Act does not permit employers to take workers' tips for any reason other than than to make up the difference between the required cash wage of $2.13 and the federal minimum wage of $7.25, which is known as the tip credit.

Legislation that would extend the Social Security tax cut for 160 million Americans through the end of 2012 is likely to pass without an extended period of debate - unlike the two-month extension granted at the eleventh hour last year.

Workers employed in tipped professions are frequently awarded back wages and overtime pay after Department of Labor investigations or court cases determine their employers violated the requirements set by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is currently negotiating with the Transport Workers Union Local 100 over wage increases and changes to time and attendance regulations, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Fingerprint time clocks are based on biometric technology used as part of a company's employee tracking system.

A Superior Court Judge recently sided with the Connecticut police union in an ongoing payroll debate, according to The News-Times.

The chief financial officer of Galloway Township, New Jersey, recently came under fire for accruing overtime hours by working through her lunch break, The Press of Atlantic City reports.

Many associate an employee tracking system with keeping tabs on lower-level workers.