Department of Labor Announces new I-Phone App
The Department of Labor and Apple have teamed up with a new app for the I-Phone to keep track of hours and pay. According to the Itunes website, the app is described as follows: "This is a timesheet to record the hours that you work and calculate the amount you may be owed by your employer. It also includes overtime pay calculations at a rate of one and one-half times (1.5) the regular rate of pay for all hours you work over 40 in a workweek. " There is a link on the Itunes app page to the DOL Wage and Hour Division webpage. The app is free.
Practice pointer. Of course, it is too early to tell if this will result in an increase, in an already busy area of the law, in claims filed for overtime. My initial feeling is that the app is only as good as the user: if accurate time is entered, the app will be useful. Unfortunately, oftentimes, information kept by employees is not always accurate. This app will make it more difficult to dispute the hours employees claim they work. Now is a good time for employers to review their time keeping devices to make sure they are used by everyone, and review their policies and procedures about clocking in and clocking out.
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