 The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) offers multiple protections for American employees against excessive work demands by employers. Beyond requiring employers to pay overtime rates, the FLSA protects employees from potential off-the-clock violations.
The term “off-the-clock” refers to any uncompensated time an employee spends working above and beyond their paid hours. Its definition extends to all activities that fall under the worker's job description and provide value for the employer. Two of the most widespread off-the-clock violations are engaging in unpaid preparatory work before a shift or unpaid cleanup and finishing work after a shift. Doing paperwork, attending meetings, and performing other administrative duties are common forms of off-the-clock work. When an employee makes a time-consuming mistake, the employer may want to recoup losses by making that employee fix or redo this work without pay. However, the action falls under an illegal off-the-clock violation, so is failing to pay workers for job time spent waiting for new assignments or projects to become available. Comments are closed.
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