The types of compensation that need to be included in employees’ regular rates of pay for overtime purposes can trip up Payroll pros and potentially draw scrutiny from the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division. A DOL investigation of a warehouse operator and e-commerce distributor shows how important it is for Payroll to […]
Finance could be seeing some changes when filing the next EEO-1 pay data report, thanks to new recommendations from a study by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The academies studied the EEO-1 report to see if the info it collects was helpful for correcting pay inequities. While they did find the data […]
The old adage is true: There’s no such thing as a free lunch – and you also can’t use that lunch as payment for employees, even if it’s on a volunteer basis. One location of a popular fast-food franchise learned that the hard way after a promotional opportunity it offered customers went viral recently. A […]
Alert Payroll: The Social Security Administration‘s (SSA) E-Verify mismatch resolution schedule is back to normal as of July 15, 2022. Because of COVID-19 disruptions and lockdowns, SSA adopted some flexibility by allowing more time for workers to take action to resolve a “tentative non-confirmation” (more commonly referred to as a mismatch), where info on a […]
Employee misclassification can lead to legal issues for firms of all types and sizes. Even popular TV productions aren’t immune – as one new case demonstrates. A contestant on Netflix’s hit reality show Love is Blind has brought a class action wage and hour suit against the streaming service, along with an associated casting company […]
Having the option of arbitration for employer/employee disputes is crucial for avoiding costly litigation. But going forward, there’s a new amendment to the Federal Arbitration Act on the books that you need to know about. The Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act went into effect March 3, 2022, and it means […]
Many employers welcome a fresh-faced crop of interns each summer, and often, they’re unpaid interns. A recent court case illustrates why you and your Payroll team should be careful when dealing with interns this summer and beyond. What courts say after unpaid intern sues In McKay v. Miami-Dade County, a woman in Florida had signed […]
It might not just be IRS that comes knocking if you slack off on your payroll tax withholding. A recent court case indicates the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) can also come after employers for failing to pay their share. While resolving an EEOC sex discrimination lawsuit against the Detroit-headquartered Sherwood Food Distributors LLC, […]
Recent settlements with companies like yours due to issues related to employee pay can remind your Payroll pros to continue to be cautious. Here are three recent fines from the Dept. of Labor (DOL) regarding specific situations that could trip up your company – especially your Payroll team. Ignored pay inquiries & paid the price […]
