HR Tech News » hours worked http://www.hrtechnews.com HRMS, Internet Monitoring, Payroll Software, Time and Attendance, and more Thu, 22 Sep 2011 20:10:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc Accurate payroll record saved company from lawsuit http://www.hrtechnews.com/accurate-payroll-record-saved-company-from-lawsuit/ http://www.hrtechnews.com/accurate-payroll-record-saved-company-from-lawsuit/#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2009 11:00:48 +0000 Sam Narisi http://www.hrtechnews.com/?p=1093 Here’s another reason you might want to invest in technology to help Payroll keep accurate records of the time employees work:

They provide key evidence and can help companies avoid various types of lawsuits.

In one recent case, an employee sued after she was fired for missing too many days of work without authorization.

She claimed her most recent string of absences was because of a medical condition, meaning she should’ve been protected under FMLA.

But when she requested FMLA, the company looked through her payroll records. It turned out, she’d only worked 1,248.8 hours in the previous 12 months — making her 1.2 hours short of FMLA eligibility. So the company went through with her termination.

In court, the judge agreed with the company’s decision. The law’s the law, and the employee wasn’t eligible for FMLA protection.

Cite: Pirant v. U.S. Postal Service.

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