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The U.S. Department of Labor has launched a smartphone app that allows workers to log their hours worked, including overtime. Since accurate records are often critical for both sides in wage-and-hour disputes, the emergence of the DOL's iPhone and iPad app serves as another reminder that employers are ultimately responsible for complete and accurate time-keeping records even if the task is delegated to individual workers. "Accurate records can make or break a wage and hour dispute," says labor and employment attorney Audrey Mross of Dallas-based Munck Carter. "If an employer's records are nonexistent or in poor shape, labor department investigators are more likely to place more credibility upon the records kept by an employee using a smartphone." For information, contact Robert Tharp at 800-559-4534 or robert@androvett.com.