The U.S. House of Representatives is now actively considering the "Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017" (H.R. 1180), which would amend the federal Fair Labor Standards Act to permit ...

Q: Can a private employer require its employees to take “comp time” rather than paying them overtime? A: The Fair Labor Standards Act defines compensatory time off as paid time away from the job that ...

Bill would give workers the option of being compensated in time or cash Democrats and union officials doubt it would give workers enough protections Opponents are concerned it would allow businesses ...

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As a private employer, Bates College cannot offer compensatory time. Nonexempt staff members must be paid for time worked when it is worked in accordance with governing federal and state laws.

Officials from the Office of Personnel Management wanted to stay on message as much as possible Thursday while presenting details of new interim regulations that allow federal employees to earn ...

In the 1991 round of collective negotiations with United University Professions (UUP), the union took the position that many supervisors and campus administrators were not familiar with compensatory ...

Many employees request time off instead of pay when they work overtime or are scheduled to work extra days including weekends, and you may be quick to oblige their wishes in an effort to be responsive ...

The Office of Personnel Management on Tuesday reminded agencies that the clock is ticking on a three-year grace period for a rule that bars federal employees from stockpiling compensatory time off.

The Trump Administration is ushering in a whirlwind of changes to employment law and how it is enforced. This article is the first of a four-part series that will focus on those changes, including ...

Michigan Technological University complies with the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (as amended) (FLSA) in calculating and paying overtime and compensatory time off for non-exempt employees who are ...