Category: Wage & Hour Law

Fringe benefits and benefits are, in most workplaces, the same thing described two different ways. “Benefits” is the everyday word employees use for anything of value they receive on top of wages. “Fringe benefit” is the formal tax and legal term. The IRS’s fringe…

Most people working a FIFA World Cup job in Texas keep full protection under federal and state employment law. A narrow federal exemption for seasonal amusement and recreational establishments can affect overtime eligibility for some employers, but it applies to relatively few event jobs….

The 7-minute rule is a payroll practice that allows employers to round employee time punches to the nearest quarter hour, typically rounding down if the time is 1–7 minutes and rounding up if it is 8–14 minutes. The 7-minute rule is legal under federal…