Requirement to Track Hours Worked for Salaried Employees?

Does Obamacare require employers to make exempt/salaried employees use a time clock and/or some type of system to track hours worked each day/week?

In particular, does Obamacare require school districts to have teachers use a time clock and/or some type of system to track hours worked each day/week?


Answer

There is no requirement for tracking full-time hours in the ACA, employers simply use existing standards, look-back periods, and reasonable methods of crediting hours.

Employees can use things like smartphone apps to track their own hours if they feel they are being slighted by employers. Employers themselves should follow Department of Labor Record keeping Requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

If an employee works 30 or more hours a week, on average, they are full-time. If an employer has over 50 full-time equivalent employees they must provide coverage.

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Richard Matthews on

I have a teacher that works as a stipend and puts her average over the 30 hours per week> Does stipend work fall under the 30 hours per week requirement

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Valentina on

I work 50 hours a week, why am i scheduled in the system for 40? is this legal ?

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