It's crucial for employers to follow provisions in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) if they want to avoid investigations by the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division, which can result in back wages and penalties.

Employers are required to set up a standard pay system that ensure employees receive wages on a routine basis.

Employees often represent the most expensive aspect of companies' operational costs.

Minneapolis, Minnesota's Hennepin County is being forced to pay a big overtime bill this year, according to The Star Tribune.

Nannies and housekeepers are pressing for California Governor Jerry Brown to sign Assembly Bill 889, which would give domestic workers rights to overtime pay other labor benefits such as meal breaks, according to KPCC-FM.

Celine Dion has settled an employee dispute regarding overtime violations for an undisclosed sum.

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) was established in 1938 to ensure that workers received the wages they were owed for their time and attendance and were performing tasks in safe environments.

Broward County's already-troubled school transportation system recently came under fire, as it was revealed that drivers earned even more overtime pay this year, according to the Sun Sentinel.

LinkedIn has been growing at a very rapid rate, with revenue from the site's recruitment services growing 136 percent to $84.9 million at the start of 2012, according to Forbes.