Michael Schmidt, vice chair of Cozen O'Connor's Labor & Employment department, was quoted in HR Dive discussing technology with the Fair Labor Standards Act. "Technology is certainly assisting employers when it comes to timekeeping/recordkeeping, but it does not mean that employers do not still need to make sure their policies and practices are compliant with the law, or that they keep up with technology," Michael said. "For example, the fact that technologically advanced timekeeping systems more accurately can track non-exempt punch-ins and punch-outs means that an employer might need to reconsider its 'rounding' policies that were previously based on the premise that it was administratively difficult to accurately track employees' time."
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