Air Conditioning Contractors Western Pennsylvania
tel: 724-687-7860
Promoting and protecting the interest and welfare of the HVACR industry, its members and the public which it serves.
tel: 724-687-7860
Promoting and protecting the interest and welfare of the HVACR industry, its members and the public which it serves.
QUESTION:
We have an employee who is putting in extra hours fixing mistakes in their work. Sometimes, the employee does this on their own without our asking them to fix the mistakes. Do we need to pay the employee for these extra hours since they are basically just doing the same job twice? If the work was done correctly the first time the employee did it, they wouldn't need to put in the extra hours.
ANSWER:
Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, if an employer requires or allows employees to work, the time spent is probably hours worked, entitling the employees to compensation. Time spent doing work that is not requested by an employer but is still allowed is generally hours worked. The employer knows or has reason to believe that the employees are continuing to work and the employer is benefiting from the work being done. This time is commonly referred to as working off the clock.
Thus, when an employee must correct mistakes in their work, the time must be treated as hours worked.
Read more in the May newsletter
How Your Body Cools Off
When the body cannot dispose of excess heat, it stores it. When this happens, the body's core temperature rises and the heart rate increases -you may suffer from heat stress and often lose the desire to drink.
It will take your body about 5-7 days to get used to the heat. A few basic precautions should lessen heat stress:
Read more in the May newsletter
June 11 - Board meeting.
June 12 - Social Outing at Giant Oaks Winery
August 19 - Quicksilver Golf Outing
September 10 - Speaker Ray Isaac, Isaac Heating
October 14 - Trap Shoot
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