Wage and Hour Fundamentals

An essential tool for both managers and employees to understand, the implementation of FLSA guidelines is also crucial to ethical employee treatment that strengthens your workplace.

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    Better everyday decisions

    Managers will know how to properly compensate and manage their employees, while employees learn their rights and responsibilities. Together, they create a stable and thriving workforce.

    This course covers a variety of topics, including:

    • Differences between exempt vs. non-exempt employees
    • Training time, waiting time, on-call time, and travel time
    • Limitations on salary deductions for exempt employees
    • Overtime requirements under the FLSA and state law
    • When salaried employees can be entitled to overtime
    • Comp time
    • When meal and rest breaks need to be paid
    • State rest and meal break requirements
    • Lactation breaks under the FLSA and state law
    • State and local scheduling laws
    Overview
    Wage and Hour Fundamentals

    Training managers and employees on federal and state wage-and-hour law is essential to avoid legal liability. Lawsuits alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) are one of the fastest growing types of employee lawsuits. The judgments and settlements in these lawsuits have been massive, with many totaling over $10 million.

    At the same time, state and local laws have expanded employee rights to overtime and implemented mandatory rest and meal periods and predictive work scheduling requirements.

    Who should receive training?

    This course teaches employees their specific responsibilities for complying with the federal Fair Labor Standards Act.

    Unlike most courses on this topic, the training also addresses how to comply with state and local wage and hour laws, which often are much more expansive than the federal FLSA.

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    Wage and Hour Fundamentals

    Traliant’s Wage and Hour Fundamentals is a 25-minute course which teaches employees their specific responsibilities for complying with the federal FLSA. Unlike most courses on this topic, the training also addresses how to comply with state and local wage and hour laws, which often are much more expansive than the FLSA. The course is kept up-to-date with changes in federal and state law.

    This course is part of the Employment Law Fundamentals Certificate Program which gives managers the practical information they need to comply with the complex web of employment laws. This program consists of the following self-paced online courses:

    Instructional Design

    The best way to learn is by doing. Through a series of scenarios and interactive exercises, employees get practical guidance on how to comply with wage, hour, and overtime laws. This course addresses the following topics:

    Non-Exempt employees
  • Non-exempt employees must record all hours worked
  • Off-the-clock work
  • Unauthorized work
  • Training time
  • Waiting time
  • On-call time
  • Travel time
  • Overtime pay
  • Meal and Rest Breaks and Scheduling Laws
  • Recording Breaks
  • Doing any work-related activities during a break
  • Length of break may impact whether paid or unpaid
  • State rest and meal break requirements
  • Lactation breaks under the FLSA
  • State lactation break laws
  • Travel time
  • State and local scheduling laws
  • Overtime pay requirements under the FLSA
  • State laws and overtime pay
  • Recording overtime hours
  • When salaried employees can be entitled to overtime
  • Comp time
  • Employer Policies, Reporting, and Retaliation
  • Employer policies and reporting procedures
  • Non-retaliation policies
  • Exempt Employees
  • Must be paid on a salary basis
  • Limitations to salary deductions
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    The Traliant difference

    Traliant creates training to help organizations foster a culture of ethics and compliance. Our interactive courses are designed for a modern workforce, featuring bite-sized episodes and engaging content to raise awareness and drive positive behavior.

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    With fairness and the law on their side, managers and employees can create accurate employment agreements and practices, enabling a fair and ethical environment that creates a productive workforce.

    Help your employees make the right decisions, at the right moments

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