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Do You Follow the Fair Labor Standards Act?

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This quiz will help you determine how well you follow the guidelines from the U.S Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division.
posted 3/20/2009

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Do You Follow the Fair Labor Standards Act?
Have you ever offered church staff compensatory time off instead of paying them overtime wages? Have you ever looked the other way when you noticed the church secretary working more than 40 hours a week? If so, you may need a refresher on the Fair Labor Standards Act. This quiz will help you determine how well you follow the guidelines from the U.S Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division.
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Do you realize that the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) applies to most non-pastoral and non-teaching staff?

2
Are you familiar with the rules that help determine whether an employee is exempt from the FLSA's overtime and wage rules?

3
Do you accurately record the time non-exempt employees work?

4
Do you know how to calculate overtime pay for non-exempt employees?

5
Do you realize that some employees qualify for overtime wages, even if you choose to pay them a salary?

6
Do you pay non-exempt employees overtime instead of awarding time off in the future (compensatory time)?

7
Do you pay non-exempt employees one and a half times their regular hourly rate when they work more than 40 hours in a week?

8
Do you calculate non-exempt employee wages based on the hours they work each week, not each pay period?

9
Do you pay non-exempt employees for all time worked, including travel, breaks and "on-call" time?

10
Do you avoid deducting expenses from non-exempt employees' paychecks?

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Do you prevent non-exempt employees from working extra hours without pay?

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