Fred Carlock, Federal Wage Hour Law Consultant

Why Should You Talk To Me?
I can tell you, in a brief telephone conversation, whether you may have a possible wage-hour problem and at no cost to you for the brief telephone call. How can I say this with such confidence?

49 Years total in Wage-Hour Experience!
25 Years with the Wage-Hour Division of US
Department of Labor
9 Years - Wage Hour Investigator
16 Years - Area Director Western North Carolina
*24 Years Private Consulting

Additional Services Offered To Employers

FEDERAL WAGE HOUR SEMINARS Teaching Employers about the provisions of the law on a "need to know" basis, including how to "self audit" their business	EMPLOYER CONSULTATIONS (a) Reviewing with the employer, current time keeping, exemptions taken, and pay practices, advising on changes that need to be made.	EMPLOYER CONSULTATIONS (b) Reviewing and advising employers on the validity of alleged violations and the amount of backwages allegedly due.
The above services, offered as a Consultant, are based on the expertise acquired from years of experience working with these laws. The service should not be interpreted as offering legal advice. If legal services are required, the advice of a competent attorney should be sought.

How well informed are you about the Federal Wage Hour law? Try this free sample test! (Note, this test is not recorded in any manner)
1. It is permissible for employees to perform "contract work" for their employer after they complete their regular shift of work?	True False

2. Salaried employees paid over $700 per week are exempt from the overtime compensation requirement?	True False

3. Computer Systems Analysts and Programmers are exempt from the overtime pay requirement if they are paid $28 per hour?	True False

4. Computer Systems Analysts and Programmers are exempt from the overtime pay requirement if they are paid a salary of $460 per week?	True False

5. Home to work travel, back to the employer's place of business, on an emergency call, after working their regular shift, 2nd trip, is hours worked?	True False

6. Employers have to pay for the time spent by new employees completing forms and attending orientation?	True False

7. Employers have to pay overtime compensation on shift differentials or incentive pay?	True False

8. Overtime pay is due only for hours over 80 if employees are paid on a bi-weekly basis?	True False

9. Employees have to be paid overtime compensation on their extra commissions along with hourly pay for their regular work?	True False

10. Minors, under 16 years of age, have a limitation on the hours they may work while school is in session?	True False

11. Minors, 16 and 17 years of age, can work in any of the Hazardous Work Occupations if their work is limited to 2 hours daily?	True False

12. Male and female employees, performing similar work, same location, all factors equal, must be paid the same rate of pay but are not required to receive the same fringe benefits?	True False