Andre Skeete

Andre Skeete works in People Operations and HR compliance, where the day job is reading a statute and turning it into a policy an employer can actually follow — handbooks, classification, leave and pay practice. He writes the pages on what the law requires of an employer, because that is the material he handles professionally.

He is not a lawyer and nothing here is legal advice. These pages describe what a statute or regulation says and link you to the instrument itself so you can read it.

50 articles by Andre Skeete

• Adjusted and Unadjusted Pay Gaps Are Different Claims 5 min read
• Calculating Overtime Pay Correctly 5 min read
• Cities With a Higher Minimum Than Their State 6 min read
• Comp Time Instead of Overtime: Who Can Offer It 6 min read
• Daily and Weekly Overtime Rules by State 6 min read
• Equal Pay Laws Beyond the Federal Standard 5 min read
• Exempt or Non-Exempt: How the Test Actually Works 5 min read
• Federal, State and Local Minimum Wage: Which One Applies 6 min read
• How Pay Gaps Open Up Over the Course of a Career 5 min read
• How Transparency Laws Have Changed Posted Pay 6 min read
• Industries With the Steadiest Employment 6 min read
• Industry-Specific Minimum Wages 6 min read
• Layoffs, Furloughs and Reductions in Force 5 min read
• Meal and Rest Breaks: Paid, Unpaid and Required 6 min read
• Minimum Wage Around the World: How the Systems Differ 5 min read
• Minimum Wage Rules for Workers With Disabilities 6 min read
• Notice Periods Around the World 5 min read
• Off-the-Clock Work and How It Adds Up 5 min read
• On-Call, Travel and Training: Which Hours Count 6 min read
• Pay Gap Reporting Requirements by Country 5 min read
• Pay Scale Disclosure on Request: Which States Grant It 6 min read
• Pay Transparency Rules for Remote and Multi-State Jobs 6 min read
• Ranges That Are Technically Legal and Practically Useless 6 min read
• Reading a Severance Agreement Before You Sign 5 min read
• Reasons an Employer Can Lawfully Pay Two People Differently 6 min read
• Salaried and Still Owed Overtime: When That Happens 5 min read
• Salary History Bans: Where They Apply 5 min read
• Scheduled Minimum Wage Increases to Watch 6 min read
• Severance: What Is Standard and What Is Negotiable 6 min read
• Signs of Trouble Before a Layoff Is Announced 5 min read
• State Mini-WARN Laws That Go Further 5 min read
• Talking About Pay With Coworkers: What Is Protected 6 min read
• The EU Pay Transparency Directive and Who It Covers 6 min read
• The Gender Pay Gap: What the Number Measures 5 min read
• The Salary Threshold for Overtime Exemption 5 min read
• The Tipped Minimum Wage and How the Credit Works 6 min read
• Unemployment Insurance: Eligibility and Amounts 5 min read
• WARN Act Notices and What They Require 5 min read
• What a Posted Range Legally Has to Mean 6 min read
• What Counts as Comparable Work 6 min read
• What Happens to Your Equity and Benefits in a Layoff 5 min read
• What Happens When an Employer Ignores a Posting Law 6 min read
• What the Published Data Shows on Pay Gaps by Group 5 min read
• What to Do If You Are Being Paid Below the Minimum 6 min read
• What to Do If You Believe You Are Underpaid Unlawfully 6 min read
• Which States Require Employers to Post a Salary Range 6 min read
• Who Is Exempt From Minimum Wage 6 min read
• Working Time Limits Outside the US 6 min read
• Your Right to Ask for Pay Data About Your Own Role 6 min read
• Youth, Training and Learner Wages 5 min read