*By Michele L. Jakubs
Daylight savings time began yesterday, March 10th, with clocks “springing” forward an hour at 2:00 a.m. across the country (not including Arizona, Hawaii, and a few other places that do not observe the practice). This spring forward resulted in many third shift non-exempt hourly employees “losing” an hour of time if their shift occurred during this time. Employers need not pay employees for this phantom hour and need not consider it for purposes of overtime calculations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”).
*Michele L. Jakubs, an OSBA Certified Specialist in Labor and Employment Law, has extensive experience in wage and hour compliance and consulting. For more information concerning this time change and its impact on any state/federal wage and hour law, please contact Michele at 216.696.4441 or mlj@zrlaw.com.
