Federal News Network has compiled answers to what happens to federal pay, benefits and retirement during a government shutdown, based on agency guidance.

Due to the government shutdown, all federal employees will be on furlough Monday for Columbus Day, a federal holiday — i.e., ...

"Only the minimum number of civilian employees necessary to carry out excepted activities will be excepted from furlough," according to DoD's contingency plan.

An exempt employee describes a salaried employee that is not covered by Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which means they do not qualify for overtime pay. Non-exempt employees, on the other hand, are ...

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What does this mean for your business? Let’s break it down. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, employees who work more than 40 hours a week are entitled to overtime. However, some employees are ...

Getting Fair Labor Standards Act compliance wrong can cost you. Get it right before someone files a complaint. You have a slacker exempt employee who just showed up three hours late, again. You dock ...

Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), all employees in the workplace are classified as either exempt or nonexempt. Nonexempt employees must be paid at least minimum wage for every hour ...

It is the practice of the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) to ensure that Non-Exempt Employees are scheduled in such a way that does not require them to work in excess of 40 hours during a ...