The Department of Labor (DOL) pays special attention to the way restaurant owners pay their employees because it can sometimes be difficult to properly calculate their correct pay.

Employers may find they seldom crack open their employee handbooks on a regular basis.

Processing paperwork for numerous administrative tasks is hard enough without employers having to tally every last minute of employees' time and attendance and then determine the exact amount they've earned based on hourly pay rates.

In some regards, today's corporate environments are relaxing.

Supervisors may want responsible, motivated and self-driven employees who can perform tasks without micro-management, but they shouldn't confuse that sense of autonomy with independence when they are classifying employee relationships.

A recent audit of West Virginia employees' payroll records revealed that many employees' earnings are much higher than the totals they were originally offered.

Employers want their workers to meet deadlines and in most cases, don't mind if it takes staff members few extra minutes or even another hour to complete the tasks they've been assigned.

Some bus drivers in Dayton, Ohio, might receive smaller paychecks in the mail this year, according to the Dayton Daily News.

Employers set up timekeeping policies to confirm they are paying their workers for all of their time and attendance, but these payroll processing systems can ultimately help them defend against employee lawsuits.