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The WHD enforces federal labor laws, including those related to minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, child labor, and protections for migrant and seasonal workers, to ensure compliance with labor standards (e.g., the Fair Labor Standards Act) and protect workers’ rights.

Whether it’s a strategic decision about overtime schedules or an untapped idea that might save or make money, she said, management may not recognize the importance of an issue until it’s raised in a way to be really heard.

In manufacturing, the average workweek was little changed at 40.0 hours, and overtime was unchanged at 2.8 hours.

It includes a host of other improvements including overtime pay, holiday pay and scheduling.

On the other hand, having a policy of offering employees a paid day off to run errands or mentally recover after a particularly busy period or a long stretch of overtime — without counting against their PTO — could be a helpful tool to stave off burnout.

In the report, employees shared what kind of extra work they were being asked to take on: ;37%, planning or coordinating workplace events; ;37%, administrative duties; ;34%, tasks typically handled by another department; ;32%, overtime (additional work of core activities); ;29%, tasks from unfilled positions; ;28%, mentoring or training colleagues; ;28%, covering for absent coworkers; “Taking on extra work can be a tool for career development, especially when strategically approached,” said Jasmine Escalera, a career expert at LiveCareer.

In manufacturing, the average workweek was little changed at 39.9 hours, and overtime edged down by 0.1 hour to 2.8 hours.

Under FLSA, employees are eligible for protections such as the minimum wage or overtime pay that don’t apply to independent contractors.

Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 721, which represents more than 7,000 city workers including traffic officers, gardeners, mechanics, custodians, lifeguards, engineers and scores of other government jobs, told the Times they have reached their limit with the number of vacant positions that plague city agencies, forcing workers to work huge amounts of overtime.

The law provides additional clarity on terms such as “additional or variable components,” which include holiday pay, bonuses, overtime compensation, training allowances and other variable wage elements.; ;Salary information disclosure.