On April 26, 2010 the Division of Workforce Services
announced it’s “Plan/Prevent/Protect Strategy" placing compliance entirely
on the shoulders of employers.
1. Plan: Employers are required to design a plan and
work-flow that demonstrates compliance with federal FLSA laws.
2. Prevent:
Employers must be able to implement the plan and have the ability to monitor
whether or not their employees are following it.
3. Protect:
Employers must provide documentation that evaluates the effectiveness of their
plan.
It is up to employers to design, implement and monitor their
business compliance plan. While
ultimately, failure or success lies directly with the employers, at some point,
the plan that is put in place must be applied and used by employees. When the success of your company FLSA
compliance depends on how effectively your employees follow your business time
and attendance plan… SIMPLICITY suddenly becomes a very important concept.
Originally contractors themselves, Mike Merrill and Ryan
Remkis, founding partners of AboutTime Technologies, understood that their
crews were not going to follow any procedure that was too complicated.
“ We knew that our
solution had to be simple. “ stated Ryan.
“One day I was getting cash out of an ATM and it occurred to me… Anyone
can get 20 dollars out of an ATM. The
process is just so simple.”
“Right away we started doing research,“ added Mike. “ We used different ATM’s from different
places, counted how many steps it took to complete the transaction, and timed
how long a transaction took to complete.
We modeled our software after our research on ATM's. We figured if someone was able to use an ATM,
they could clock IN and OUT using AboutTime. “
And sure enough Ryan and Mike were right. Using mobile devices such as smartphones,
laptops, or iPads, with large easy to read buttons, employees can clock IN,
choose a location and choose a task in 5 seconds or less. Simplicity is at the heart of the AboutTime
Time and Attendance solution.
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