As a service technician I receive bonuses and commissions from my employer but I am not sure how my company is supposed to calculate them with my overtime pay. How do I figure this out?

A: If your company applies incorrect bonus and commission calculation formulas you could lose a significant amount of your wages every month.

The Fair Labor Standards Act, or the wage and hour law, governs how bonuses and commission payments must be calculated with your pay rate and overtime pay.

Generally, bonuses or commission payments must be added to your total wages to determine your correct regular rate of pay, which affects your overtime rate. It is a violation of federal wage and hour laws if your bonuses and commissions are not calculated correctly with your regular rate of pay and overtime.

This area of the law can get confusing so you should contact an employment lawyer to review your case. You can send us a confidential contact form to tell us about your case, or call our office directly at 888-449-2068 to start you free case review. Our employment lawyers can review your pay stubs for free.

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