• The History of the FLSA
• The Department of Labor and the FLSA
• Some Basic FLSA Principles
• The FLSA’s Time-of-Payment Requirements
• The Minimum Wage
• Child Labor
• Calculation of the Overtime Rate Under the FLSA
• Basic “Hours Worked” Issues Under the FLSA
• Rest and Meal Periods, Sleeping Time, and “Belo” Contracts
• Specific “Hours Worked” Issues Under the FLSA
• Special Public Sector Rules on Hours Worked
• The First of Two Special Public Sector FLSA Rules – Compensatory Time Off Under the FLSA
• The Second Public Sector Rule – The Section 207(K) Exemption
• The Employees to Whom the FLSA Applies
• The Employers to Whom the FLSA Applies
• Employees Exempt from the FLSA’s Coverage
• Recordkeeping Requirements Under the FLSA
• Remedies for Violation of the FLSA
• FLSA Resources on the Internet
The Text of the FLSA  

Will Aitchison is a Portland, Oregon attorney who has represented over 100 law enforcement and firefighter labor organizations in five western states. He graduated from the University of Oregon (Honors College) in 1973 and received his Doctor of Jurisprudence Degree from the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C. in 1976. After two years clerking for the chief justice of the Oregon Court of Appeals, Mr. Aitchison entered private practice. He has lectured on numerous occasions throughout the country on FLSA issues and topics concerning labor relations and personnel issues and has served as an expert witness and consultant in a variety of employment matters.

Specifications: 346 pages; 7” x 10”; perfect bound; Publisher: Labor Relations Information System, 4th Edition (2004)