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Overtime Sounds Like It Is So Simple – Until You Get Sued

Posted by Elaine on June 19, 2018

Here’s a stumper for you: What do Arsenio Hall, Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, and Lars Ulrich all have in common? If you don’t know Lars Ulrich, he is the drummer for the band, Metallica. Now, go ahead, what’s your guess about them all? Give up? The answer is that they have all been sued for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), primarily for failing to pay appropriate, or accurate, overtime wages. What does that mean for you? (more…)

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