A Belo contract refers to a contract in which an employer offers a guaranteed weekly salary to an employee who works irregular hours. It comes from the United States Supreme Court decision Walling v. A.H. Belo Corp. (1942), which upheld an employer’s attempt to comply with the letter and spirit of the FLSA by providing payments to workers who labored an irregular number of hours each week.
- What is the taxicab exemption ?
- In an FLSA case, who has the burden of proof to show that an employee is exempt from the overtime pay benefit?
- Do computer programmers and computer system analysts qualify as professionals and exempt from FLSA’s overtime provisions?
- Do blue collar workers who have great expertise in their respective jobs fall under the professional overtime exemption under FLSA?
- What are some of the exceptions to the overtime pay requirement?
- What state has the highest minimum wage law?
- Do all states have separate laws dealing with minimum wages?
- What is the major federal law regulating compensation for employees?
- What is the Lily Ledbetter Act?
- If your employer is not covered by the FMLA, are there any state laws that could help?
- What happens to an employee’s job when he or she returns from FMLA leave?
- For what other reasons can an employee take FMLA leave?
- Are there other laws that allowed injured employees to receive time off from work?
- How did Congress change the ADA in 2008?
- Does the ADA prohibit disability based harassment in the workplace?
- Can an employer refuse to hire an employee whose disability would present a health risk to himself or others?
- What does the court do if a reasonable accommodation conflicts with a seniority system?
- How does a court handle the issue of reasonable accommodations and undue hardships?
- Are there limitations as to what are reasonable accommodations?
- What is a reasonable accommodation in the ADA?


