A North Carolina construction company recently learned an expensive lesson - paying employees on a salary basis does not guarantee exemption status.

The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division recently announced that Akron, Ohio-based Azteca Restaurante Mexicano and its manager and part-owner Salvador B. Alatorre agreed to pay 18 employees more than $45,000 in back wages.

Premier Insurance Services recently agreed to a settlement with the United States Department of Labor that will require its branches throughout California to deploy a timekeeping system to avoid future time and attendance issues.

A recent Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) case highlights the need for employers to provide their employees with timetracking systems that meet the demands of their daily duties.

The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has been investigating employers in Florida's agriculture industry as part of its ongoing efforts to crack down on time and attendance violations for low-wage workers.

The United States Department of Labor recently filed a civil contempt petition against healthcare management companies that were found in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) previously.

Following an investigation by the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division, Lexington, Kentucky-based Kenneth McPeek Racing Stables has paid 142 of its employees a total of $59,339 for overtime and recordkeeping violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

Former Dole Food employee Jose L. Fernandez is the plaintiff of a class-action lawsuit that aims to recover back wages for alleged unfair pay practices.

Firefighters in Richmond County, Georgia, are voicing their concerns about late overtime payments for employee attendance exceeding standard workweek allowances, according to WRDW-TV.