Labor law is one of the few areas where federal standards
are stricter than state standards, and employers must always comply with the most
stringent requirements. ANCOR has worked with U.S. Department of Labor officials
since 1973 to understand the application of the Fair Labor Standards Act to community
residences. ANCOR Wage & Hour Consultant Joni Fritz has become a recognized
expert in this complicated area, continually negotiating for flexibility in the
way sleep time and other requirements are handled.
ANCOR contracts with Joni Fritz to provide
Wage and Houre guidance. There is no cost to ANCOR members for phone guidance,
or to organizations insured by the Irwin Siegel Agency, but others will be billed
$30 for up to the first half-hour and $10 for each additional 10 minutes of
a call. Please call ANCOR at 703-535-7850 for information on how to contact
Joni.
The 2004 edition of ANCOR's Wage and Hour
Handbook has been revised for the new millennium and has over 170 pages of regulatory
information. The publication contains the latest rules and interpretations from
the US Department of Labor relative to employment in residential or support
services for people with disabilities, including detailed information regarding
the the Department's new rules on exemptions for executive, administrative and
professional employees. The Handbook outlines when exemptions may and may not
be used, gives sample staffing patterns for residential staff, and much more.
ANCOR members: $45.00; non-members: $65.00 includes postage.
ANCOR Wage and Hour Exemption Rule Audioconference Handout
(May, 2004) by ANCOR Consultant Joni Fritz (Available on ANCOR Members Only
Site Under Documents of Interest)
Analysis of New DOL White Collar Exemption Rule by ANCOR Consultant
Joni Fritz (May, 2004) (Available on ANCOR Members Only Site Under Documents
of Interest)
ANCOR advises its members to review their staffing patterns
to assure that they conform to federal rules. For a thorough description of
federal labor requirements applied to agencies providing community residential
supports, you may obtain a copy of the ANCOR Wage and Hour Handbook. This
publication of more than 100 pages is available at a cost of $45 to ANCOR
members and $65 for non-members. You can order this publication via the internet
by clicking here or via the mail by
sending your check to ANCOR, 1101 King Street, Suite 380, Alexandria, VA 22314.
