Daylight-Saving Time and the FLSA
This year, daylight-saving time begins on Sunday, March 13 at 2:00 a.m., when clocks will be set forward one hour. Shift workers who are on duty at that time will likely work one hour less, and paying them for a full shift may raise questions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). An employer, as a matter of policy, may decide to pay for the normal number of hours for that shift. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, the employer is not required to include the additional ho