Compensation and Benefits

Paying Tipped Employees: Tip Credits and Tip Pooling

Lots of service employees -- from waiters, waitresses, and bartenders to gardeners, cleaning staff, movers, doormen, and counter people -- receive tip...

Paying Employees Who Are On Call or Traveling for Business

Under federal law, you must pay your employees for any of their time that you control and that benefits you.

Legal Limits on Pay Docking and Unpaid Suspensions

Some employers discipline their employees by docking their pay or putting them on unpaid suspension for violating workplace rules.

When Must Employers Pay the Minimum Wage?

When Must Employers Pay Overtime?

Federal and state laws require most employers to pay overtime. These laws contain many exceptions, so not all employees are entitled to overtime. Empl...

Compensatory Time Might Not Be Legal

Some employers adopt a policy of giving their employees compensatory, or "comp," time -- an hour off at some later date for every extra hour worked --...