Law360 Interviews Suzanne Newcomb for “3 Wage-Hour Tips For Employers Providing Volunteer Time Off” Article
Overview
A recent Fourth Circuit ruling was made to avoid penalizing employers who set up volunteer time programs as a way to give back to their communities. The ruling found that workers are not necessarily entitled to claim volunteer hours in overtime calculations.
The Law360 article titled, “3 Wage-Hour Tips For Employers Providing Volunteer Time Off,” offers three tips to employers for best practices around volunteer time programs. In the article, Suzanne Newcomb gives her input on the new ruling and why these three best practices are important.