http://www.humanresourceblog.com/2007/12/28/fluctuating-work-week/ Where HR Professionals Seek Answers Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:45:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://www.humanresourceblog.com/2007/12/28/fluctuating-work-week/#comment-14023 Caitlin Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:10:10 +0000 http://www.humanresourceblog.com/2007/12/28/fluctuating-work-week/#comment-14023 Hi Larry! Yes, the janitor needs to be paid at least the minimum wage for the hours that he actually works each week. A janitor is a non-exempt employee and does not qualify for the Belo plan or fluctuating work week. However, he is covered under applicable state and federal minimum wage laws. To make processing payroll easier, you can pay this employee the same salary every week. However, under federal law, that salary must be at least enough so that every payroll week he earns at least $7.25 per hour (the current federal minimum wage) for the hours actually worked. If the employee works more than 40 hours in a single payroll week, he must be paid overtime, even if he works less than 40 hours in other weeks. Check our archives for the minimum wage law in your state, or post a question (rather than a comment). HTH, and thanks for reading the blogs!~ Caitlin Hi Larry! Yes, the janitor needs to be paid at least the minimum wage for the hours that he actually works each week.
A janitor is a non-exempt employee and does not qualify for the Belo plan or fluctuating work week. However, he is covered under applicable state and federal minimum wage laws.
To make processing payroll easier, you can pay this employee the same salary every week. However, under federal law, that salary must be at least enough so that every payroll week he earns at least $7.25 per hour (the current federal minimum wage) for the hours actually worked.
If the employee works more than 40 hours in a single payroll week, he must be paid overtime, even if he works less than 40 hours in other weeks.
Check our archives for the minimum wage law in your state, or post a question (rather than a comment). HTH, and thanks for reading the blogs!~ Caitlin

]]> http://www.humanresourceblog.com/2007/12/28/fluctuating-work-week/#comment-14022 Larry Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:56:46 +0000 http://www.humanresourceblog.com/2007/12/28/fluctuating-work-week/#comment-14022 My question is. I belong to a private club and we have a janitor, his hours fluctuate every week on what there is to do.. We are currnetly paying him a set salery every week. Other members think he should be payed minimum wage times fourty hours per week. He does not always work fourty hours, it just depends on how long it takes him to do sceduled tasks. If he wants to do them in three days or seven that is up to him... Do we have to pay him minimum wage?? My question is. I belong to a private club and we have a janitor, his hours fluctuate every week on what there is to do.. We are currnetly paying him a set salery every week. Other members think he should be payed minimum wage times fourty hours per week. He does not always work fourty hours, it just depends on how long it takes him to do sceduled tasks. If he wants to do them in three days or seven that is up to him… Do we have to pay him minimum wage??

]]> http://www.humanresourceblog.com/2007/12/28/fluctuating-work-week/#comment-4122 Missouri Minimum Wage Now $6.65 - Labor Law Center Blog Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:43:32 +0000 http://www.humanresourceblog.com/2007/12/28/fluctuating-work-week/#comment-4122 [...] Belo plans, which pay workers a set amount per week no matter the number of hours worked, are not allowed in Missouri. Belo plans, also known as the fluctuating work week, are normally used in businesses where hours vary by the season. Golf courses and ski resorts are examples of industries that use Belo plans. Though Belo plans a legal under federal law and legal in most states, they are not legal in Missouri. [...] […] Belo plans, which pay workers a set amount per week no matter the number of hours worked, are not allowed in Missouri. Belo plans, also known as the fluctuating work week, are normally used in businesses where hours vary by the season. Golf courses and ski resorts are examples of industries that use Belo plans. Though Belo plans a legal under federal law and legal in most states, they are not legal in Missouri. […]

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