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Overtime pitfalls: The lurking traps

A rash of wage-and-hour lawsuits is drawing attention to the often-overlooked complexities of overtime pay laws. Think you don't owe overtime? Check our gallery of potential tripwires.

Illustrations by Terry Allen for Fortune Small Business.

Telecommuting
Telecommuting
When an employee is paid hourly, any 7.5 minutes of work must be rounded up to 15 minutes and paid. So if an executive assistant is tapping away on a company-supplied BlackBerry or sending work-related e-mails from home, that is considered on the clock and should be compensated. Electronic discovery is commonplace in overtime lawsuits, so the back-and-forth of e-mails or phone discussions can establish a record of nonexempt employees working away from the office.
Last updated January 22 2008: 8:59 AM ET

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