After-hours electronic access to the workplace is an increasingly prevalent basis for “off the clock” wage-hour litigation.
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Work at Home Overtime Claim Blocked by Employer’s Timekeeping Systems
By Michael D. Thompson on
In recent years employees have asserted claims for time allegedly worked away from their normal worksites, on their Blackberries, iPhones or personal home computers. Until now, employers have been faced with the nearly impossible task of proving that their employees did not perform the alleged work. The US Department of…
Compensating Non-Exempt Employees for Completing Web-Based Training
By Kara M. Maciel on
By: Kara M. Maciel and Casey Cosentino
We were recently asked by a client to provide guidance on the wage and hour issues associated with company-provided on-line training programs for non-exempt employees. Questions were raised as to when the training is "voluntary" and whether the time must be compensated if the training is completed at home using a personal computer. The answer…