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“Accurate” Time Records Must Actually Be Accurate

 

Maintain accurate time records or face penalties from the Department of Labor.

Sometimes it is important to get back to basics and refresh our understanding of topics that are already well-known to human resources professionals. In this season of confusion, particularly regarding the on-again/off-again Fair Labor Standards Act salary test, it is worthwhile to review the timekeeping records that employers are required to maintain with respect to nonexempt employees.

 

Bennett L. Epstein is a partner and labor and employment lawyer with Foley & Lardner LLP. He practices exclusively in the area of labor and employment law and has extensive experience in resolving disputes between executives and their employers, including conflicts concerning age discrimination, written and implied employment contracts, and financial or sexual impropriety. He is an authority on civil rights, downsizing, the FMLA, Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower claims, union negotiations and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Mr. Epstein is a member of the firm’s Labor & Employment Practice and the Health Care Industry Team.