Explanation: The Department of Labor prefers that businesses use positive time reporting with regard to the time worked by employees who are nonexempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act. This method is considered better because it gives a clear indication of the hours worked, without the need for any calculation. For instance, in the other acceptable method, exception reporting, the business establishes a baseline for time worked and only notes deviations from the baseline. This requires the DOL to consider both the baseline and the exceptions. Positive time reporting is simpler.