Labor Department Stiffens Incentive Pay for Flex Workweek Employees

This article discusses new regulations by the Department of Labor on paying overtime to employees who work under a fluctuating workweek.  Employers may face penalties for providing bonuses and other types of incentive pay to non-exempt salaried employees. Lee Schreter comments, “Employers will no longer be able to reward employees for doing a good job if they use the fluctuating workweek method and I think that’s unfortunate.” Schreter is quoted throughout the article.

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