Required by the employer recordkeeping provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and most state and local wage and hour laws.
An employer's failure to compensate employees for OTC work is a commonly litigated issue. Employees frequently allege, for example, that:
Their supervisor pressured them (directly or indirectly) not to record overtime hours or time spent working from home, such as responding to emails after hours.
The employer's timekeeping procedures do not accurately reflect when employees begin or end their work day, such as time spent donning and doffing protective gear or walking to and from the time clock.