What Have we Learned about Wage and hour?
This chapter will assess your employees’ understanding of wage and hour topics and how to remain in compliance. Interactive knowledge checks allow your employees to test their grasp of the course they’ve just taken.
The following are some terms to be familiar with when going through the wage and hour training course:
An independent contractor is a person or business that provides services to another person or business, under terms specified in a contract or within an employment or other agreement. They are not employed by the person or business they are providing services to and are responsible for their own taxes, expenses, and other liabilities.
Child labor is defined as the employment of children in any work that deprives them of their childhood, interferes with their education, or is mentally, physically, socially or morally dangerous and harmful.
An exempt employee is an employee who is not entitled to overtime pay or other wage protections under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Exempt employees are generally paid a salary rather than an hourly wage and are classified as executive, professional, or administrative workers.
Examples of Wage and Hour Violations
The following items are correct examples of wage and hour violations to be aware of in the workplace:
Here are some myths to look out for:
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Making improper deductions from employees’ wages
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Failing to pay employees for all hours worked
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Not providing meal and rest breaks
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Requiring employees to work off the clock
The Benefits of Knowledge Checks in Wage and Hour Training
Because of our top-notch training program, 9/10 employees refer EasyLlama to others. EasyLlama is the best platform for workplace training since it offers self-paced courses with hands-on knowledge assessments and Hollywood-produced videos to keep learners interested and remembering crucial information. This chapter is designed to keep employees engaged with interactive quizzes and games, helping them retain the most important knowledge from EasyLlama’s wage and hour course.
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EasyLlama’s online training course guides employers to understanding the rights employees have in the workplace. There are many wage and hour laws, and each one is designed to provide employees with safeguards from a potentially hostile work environment. The course covers:
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