After weeks of deadlock, Congress finally agreed to a two-month payroll tax cut extension just eight days before it was set to expire at the end of the year.

Minimum wage will rise in six states as of New Year's Day, affecting more than 1.4 million people.

Eligible employees who are on the job for more than 40 hours in a work week are entitled to receive overtime compensation at a rate of at least one-and-a-half times their usual pay.

Those in a company's benefits administration department should be aware of which employee allowances are required by law and which are optional.

A Mesquite, Texas, healthcare worker recently sued her employer over alleged violations of time and attendance laws, according to the Southeast Texas Record.

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) lays out regulations about minimum wage, overtime, record-keeping, youth employment standards and other time and attendance provisions.

A Texas dry cleaning company was recently sued by a former employee for alleged overtime violations, according to the Southeast Texas Record.

Several exotic dancers are suing Texas-based Jaguars Gold Club for alleged time and attendance violations.

The mayor of Cleveland is pushing for all of the city's fire stations to install a fingerprint time clock following an audit that uncovered extensive employee time theft, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer.