In a BLR webinar entitled "Wage & Hour Risks in 2010: Preventing the Most Common (and Costly) Wage & Hour Mistakes," attorneys Mark E. Tabakman and Thomas C. Wigand discussed overtime compensation and address the topic of night and weekend working hours in the context of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The attorneys clarified the federal requirements for overtime compensation and night and weekend working hours.
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The FLSA does not require extra pay for weekend work or night work. Extra pay for working during weekends or for working night shifts is generally a matter of agreement between the employer and the employee (or the employee's representative).
Mark E. Tabakman, Esq., is a partner in the nationwide law firm Fox Rothschild, LLP. He can be contacted by e-mail at mtabakman@foxrothschild.com.
Thomas C. Wigand, SPHR, Esq., is the founder of Wigand Associates LLP, an employment advisory consulting practice based in Middletown, Rhode Island. He can be contracted by visiting www.wigandassociates.com.