Complying with the Fair Labor Standards Act’s minimum wage, overtime, and record-keeping provisions is no easy task. To help employers avoid costly penalties, Littler Mendelson’s Wage and Hour Answer Book provides comprehensive explanations of the requirements along with real-world detailed examples that simplify the complex issues of overtime pay, hours worked, and other calculations.  In addition, the Wage and Hour Answer Book includes up-to-date citations to the controlling regulations and case law, insightful discussions of gray and evolving areas, and tips and precautions that can be applied immediately to avoid noncompliance.

Highlights of the 2011 Edition
The 2011 edition includes the addition and explanation of recent case law and Department of Labor opinions and regulations regarding all aspects of federal compensation law, including: identifying which employers are covered, strategies on how to address overtime costs and attain FLSA compliance, and prevailing wage obligations for employers with government contracts. Specific updates include the following:

•  Significant update to the DOL’s May 2010 revisions to the child labor regulations
•  New rulings on whether certain occupations are included under the administrative or professional exemption
• Developments in what qualifies as “compensable work”
• Clarification of what qualifies as a commission for the purpose of the inside sales exemption
• Revisions to the Motor Carrier Act
• Revisions to the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA)