The 10th Circuit has decided two significant issues in an otherwise garden-variety off-the-clock case, one relating to arbitration and the other to one inherent problem in such cases. Brayman v.

If an employer adopts a contract or custom of paying employees for pre- or post-shift activities that are not otherwise compensable under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), it can impose conditions ...

In theory, synchronous clock multiplication is an easy task. A simple PLL with two digital dividers—one inserted just after the VCO (voltage-controlled oscillator) and the second one placed directly ...

This accurate one-pulse-per-second clock is made with a few common parts and driven from a 50 or 60 Hertz mains supply but with no direct connection to it. A beep or metronome-like click and/or a ...

OK, here's a little electronics mystery. I have an old (2000s) wall clock in my bedroom that I had to take apart just now because a battery leaked in it (dang Duracells....). The clock takes two AA ...

The new C9945 clock IC is claimed to be the industry's first such device that can be programmed to match the requirements of both Intel and AMD processors. It is also said to be the first to reduce ...

What’s a multiservice router/ switch? Multiservice routers and switches are network devices that support multiple switching and routing protocols, typically adding Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) ...

Electronic components are strictly functional objects: their appearance is determined by the function they’re meant to fulfil. But that doesn’t mean there’s no beauty in them. In fact, a whole ...

If there’s no circuitry on a printed circuit board, does it cease being a “PCB” and perhaps instead become just a “PB”? Call them what you will, the fact that PCBs have become so cheap and easy to ...

Almost all living creatures have an endogenous clock that enables them to adapt their behavior and body functions to the natural rhythm of day and night. This so-called circadian rhythm is controlled ...