I've recently started the next step of my career as the Health and Wellness Director (DON) at an AL/ALH community. Would it be appropriate to wear a white lab coat (over business casual attire) while walking among the staff? I think it gives an air o...
I am 49 yrs old with a B.B.A. in Management (1992) and currently an A.D.N. RN with almost 4 yrs experience (med/surg, home health, hospice, GI Lab (current)). I am looking to advance my career and I am looking at the M.B.A. in Healthcare Management v...
I have a resume "content" dilemma. I worked for Employer A as a Med/Surg RN for 15 months and left in March '15 for Employer B. I was with Employer B for about 3 months and resigned (job wasn't as described and I wasn't on the shift I was told). I wa...
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This came from the Wage and Hour Division of http://www.dol.gov: The Act applies on a workweek basis. An employee's workweek is a fixed and regularly recurring period of 168 hours — seven consecutive 24-hour periods. It need not coincide with the c...
Buckaroo93 replied to Buckaroo93's topic in Government
Why is this different for the VA? When I worked in the private sector, I worked 36/48 and the 8 hours was OT so therefore any hours worked over 40 PER WEEK regardless of pay period was considered OT. As far as I know, this is the law under the FLSA.
Why does the VA only pay overtime for hours worked over 80 per 2-week pay period? I work 36/44 but will not get the 4 hours OT. How do they get away with that?