Wage and hour question of the day: Does #FLSA cover alternative work schedules?

The FLSA does not address flexible or alternative work schedules.  According to the DOL, Alternative work arrangements such as flexible work schedules are a matter of agreement between the employer and the employee (or the employee’s representative).  The DOL has numerous articles and opinion letters concerning alternative and flexible work schedules.  A example of a 2009 DOL opinion letter can be found here.

 

 

 

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Dwight Steward, Ph.D.

Dr. Steward regularly writes and speaks on topics involving business and individual economic damages, employment audits, and the analysis of payroll and time data in wage and hour investigations. Dr. Steward has also held teaching positions at The University of Texas-Austin in the Department of Economics and in the Red McCombs School of Business, The College of Business at Sam Houston State University, and at The University of Iowa. He has taught numerous courses in statistics, corporate finance, labor economics, business policies, managerial economics, and microeconomics.