Wage-Hour Compliance Handbook is an all-inclusive, practical reference guide to wage and hour law. The Handbook contains concise and easy-to-understand explanations of key topics For The HR and Payroll practitioner, plus plain English language explanations of the laws. Updated annually, this essential reference offers you the information you need to stay in total compliance with state and federal wage-hour laws. The 2007 Edition features: A new chapter on employment eligibility, which explains the federal work eligibility requirements and includes summaries of recent laws enacted by Colorado, Georgia, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Tennessee to deter employers from hiring illegal immigrant workers Increased minimum wage rates in one-third of the states Guidance from the DOL on handling credit card tips Ramifications of the Supreme Court decision on when employee 'prep' time is compensable Updated guidance on an employer's responsibilities when an employee is called up for military duty New DOL guidance on family leave for adoptive parents How to handle a 'rolling' 12-month leave under the FMLA Explanations of new cases on when failure to provide medical certification for FMLA leave justifies termination of an employee Guidelines from the DOL on when an employer can be required to update and FMLA medical certification How to properly handle deductions from exempt workers' pay for 'bad weather' Up-to-date facts and figures on state wage-hour requirements and much, much more