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FLSA Compensable Time: Working Time, Rest Periods, and Meal Periods

FLSA Compensable Time: Working Time, Rest Periods, and Meal Periods

by Tim Coffield | Jun 6, 2023 | FLSA, Insights, Overtime, Tim Coffield Attorney, Wages, Working Time

The Fair Labor Standards Act requires covered employers to pay minimum wages and overtime compensation to certain categories of employees. These requirements involve a determination as to the number of hours an employee “works” each workweek. As explained below, the...
Virginia Gap Pay Act: Special Overtime Rights for Fire Protection and Law Enforcement Employees

Virginia Gap Pay Act: Special Overtime Rights for Fire Protection and Law Enforcement Employees

by Tim Coffield | Feb 4, 2022 | Employment Law

The Virginia Gap Pay Act, VA Code § 9.1-700, et seq. (“VGPA”), provides that certain fire protection and law enforcement employees must be paid overtime compensation for time worked in the “gap.” The “gap” refers to the all hours of work between (a) the statutory...
Virginia Overtime Wage Act: A Handy Guide to Overtime Protections for Virginia Employees

Virginia Overtime Wage Act: A Handy Guide to Overtime Protections for Virginia Employees

by Tim Coffield | Dec 13, 2021 | Employment Law

The Virginia Overtime Wage Act (“VOWA”) requires employers to pay covered employees overtime compensation. In some ways, the VOWA is similar to the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. In other ways, including the calculation of overtime rates...
FLSA Computer Employee Exemption: Skilled Computer Duties and Minimum Pay Requirements

FLSA Computer Employee Exemption: Skilled Computer Duties and Minimum Pay Requirements

by Tim Coffield | Nov 13, 2023 | Computer, Exemptions, FLSA, Insights, Overtime, Wages

The Fair Labor Standards Act requires covered employers to pay minimum wages and overtime compensation to certain categories of employees. However, the law contains several exceptions or “exemptions” from these requirements, most of which turn on a combination of the...
FLSA Free and Clear Rules: Employees Must Receive Minimum and Overtime Wages Finally and Unconditionally

FLSA Free and Clear Rules: Employees Must Receive Minimum and Overtime Wages Finally and Unconditionally

by Tim Coffield | Sep 18, 2023 | FLSA, Insights, Minimum Wages, Overtime, Wages

The Fair Labor Standards Act requires covered employers to pay minimum wages and overtime compensation to certain categories of employees. These requirements involve a determination as to the employee’s regular or overtime hourly rate of pay. As explained below, FLSA...
FLSA Compensable Time: On-Call Time and Waiting Time

FLSA Compensable Time: On-Call Time and Waiting Time

by Tim Coffield | Jul 28, 2023 | FLSA, Healthcare Employees, Insights, Nurses, Overtime, Wages, Working Time

The Fair Labor Standards Act requires covered employers to pay minimum wages and overtime compensation to certain categories of employees. These requirements involve a determination as to the number of hours an employee “works” each workweek. As explained below, the...
Virginia Veteran Preferential Hiring Law: Allowing Preference in Hiring and Promotion to Veterans or Spouses of Disabled Veterans

Virginia Veteran Preferential Hiring Law: Allowing Preference in Hiring and Promotion to Veterans or Spouses of Disabled Veterans

by Tim Coffield | Apr 14, 2023 | Hiring, Insights, Military, Promotion, Virginia Laws

Virginia’s Veteran Preferential Hiring Law, Va. Code § 40.1-27.2 (“VPHL,” titled “Preference for veterans and spouses,”) allows employers to choose to grant preference in hiring and promotion to veterans or the spouses of disabled veterans.  Definition of Disabled...
Virginia Civil Air Patrol Leave Law: Protections for Employees Who Are Civil Air Patrol Volunteers

Virginia Civil Air Patrol Leave Law: Protections for Employees Who Are Civil Air Patrol Volunteers

by Tim Coffield | Feb 13, 2023 | Civil Air Patrol, Insights, Leave, Military, Pilots, Retaliation, Virginia Laws

Virginia’s Civil Air Patrol Leave Law, Va. Code § 40.1-28.7:6 (“CAPLL,” titled “Employers to allow leave for volunteer members of Civil Air Patrol; civil remedy”), provides that employees who are volunteer members of the Civil Air Patrol are entitled to limited...
Virginia Misclassification Anti-Retaliation Law: Protections for Employees And Independent Contractors Who Report Misclassification

Virginia Misclassification Anti-Retaliation Law: Protections for Employees And Independent Contractors Who Report Misclassification

by Tim Coffield | Jan 10, 2023 | Employment Law, Virginia Laws

Virginia’s Misclassification Anti-Retaliation Law, Va. Code § 40.1-33.1 (“MARL,” titled “Retaliatory actions prohibited; civil penalty”), provides that employers shall not discharge, penalize, or take any retaliatory action against an employee or independent...
Virginia Employee Social Media Privacy Act: Protections for Employee Social Media Information

Virginia Employee Social Media Privacy Act: Protections for Employee Social Media Information

by Tim Coffield | Oct 7, 2022 | Insights, Privacy, Social Media, Virginia Laws

The Virginia Employee Social Media Privacy Act, VA Code § 40.1-28.7:5 (“VESMPA”), titled “Social media accounts of current and prospective employees,” generally prohibits Virginia employers from (1) requiring employees or prospective employees to disclose their social...
Virginia Equal Pay Act: Equal Pay for Equal Work

Virginia Equal Pay Act: Equal Pay for Equal Work

by Tim Coffield | Sep 8, 2022 | Employment Law

The Virginia Equal Pay Act (“VEPA”), VA Code § 40.1-28.6, prohibits Virginia employers from paying employees less than employees of the opposite sex for doing the same work. The VEPA is similar to the federal Equal Pay Act and contains similar exceptions and remedies,...
Virginia Worker Misclassification Law: Protections for Employees Asked to Sign Agreements that Misclassify Them As Independent Contractors

Virginia Worker Misclassification Law: Protections for Employees Asked to Sign Agreements that Misclassify Them As Independent Contractors

by Tim Coffield | Jun 22, 2022 | Employment Law

Virginia’s Worker Misclassification Law, VA Code § 58.1-1900-05 (“WML”), emphasizes the rights of employees to be properly classified as such, and makes it unlawful for employers to require or request that employees sign documents incorrectly classifying them as...
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