Fair Labor Standards Act

By Beth Braccio Hering, Special to CareerBuilder Everyone from news reporters to government officials tosses around the term "minimum wage," but how much do you actually know about it? Here is a breakdown of some key elements: ...

The Peyton Manning era has been kind to the Indianapolis Colts. After limping through the 1990s, the Colts drafted the former University of Tennessee quarterback back in 1998. And in the intervening 13 years, the Colts have become a premier team in the NFL, and even won the Super Bowl in 2007. ...

Should you get paid for talking to your boss on the phone after hours? Yes, according to a federal appeals courts, which recently upheld the dismissal of a supervisor employed at a Walmart store in Minnesota who was fired for violating company policy that prohibits off-the-clock work. In its decision, the ...

With Hurricane Sandy on its way, AOL Jobs is republishing this story. With a hurricane bearing down on the East Coast, I thought it would be important to address what the employer's obligations are if they close the office due to a natural disaster. Whether an employee is entitled to be paid when the ...

Many of the employee rights we take for granted in the modern workplace came from workers' protests dating back to the 19th century and the early days of our industrialized economy. Just read Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, and you'll get a fair idea of what workers were up against: children as well as adults ...