1. Arleen Ray is starting a new business. She will operate a children\'s clothin

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1. Arleen Ray is starting a new business. She will operate a children's clothing store and will need to cover the store with sales help from 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM Monday through Friday and from 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM on Saturdays and Sundays. She has several questions about her yet-to-be work force.

a. What is the maximum number of hours each employee can work?

b. When will she be required to pay overtime?

c. What is the minimum wage requirement?

d. Will the employees be covered under state workers' compensation laws?

e. Will Arleen be required to handle withholding for the employees

Explanation / Answer

a and b). Maximum working hours are decided by the government (for example in a country like india they are decide by the central govt). In US we have FLSA- (Fair Labor Standards act) that established minimum wages, record keeping nd child labor standards.

A state may go beyond U.S. standards, but may not require less than Federally mandated minimums.

The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) administers and enforces the FLSA with respect to private employment, State and local government employment, and Federal employees of the Library of Congress, U.S. Postal Service, Postal Rate Commission, and the Tennessee Valley Authority.

Standard working hours may vary from state to state, average is around 40 hours a week.

After the standard working hours all employees need to be compensated with a minimum 1.5 times of their standard hour rates, as per FLSA.

c. Minimum wage requirements vary from state to state for some states like Albama it may be as low as $7.75 per hour or in District of Columbia it is $11.50. On an average yu may assume the minimum wages to be around $9/hr or $9.5/hr for basic calculations

d. The workers insurance compensation may vary to a very large extent from state to state. Some states never require worker’s compensation insurance, some always require it, and for some, whether it is required depends on the number of employees your business has.

Thus, depending upon her state of operation, the employees will be under state worker's compensation laws

e. Yes, Arleen will have to handle with holding.

Thanks!

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