Here’s another example of how misclassifying workers as independent contractors can get you in serious – and expensive – trouble. (more…)
Employment Law
The buzz out of Capitol Hill is telling employers they’ve got a lot less time to prep for the DOL’s new overtime exemption final rule. (more…)
New guidance on joint employment relationships may bring clarity – and likely surprises – about who’s liable under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). (more…)
Reminder for your Payroll folks: Certain bonuses must be included in the regular rate of pay. And if they're not, the Dept. of Labor gets very upset. (more…)
What happens when workers are blatantly cheating the system and fudging their actual "hours worked"? (more…)
It's not easy to decipher the pay-docking rules laid out by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The regs are pretty murky. (more…)
Most employers are chiefly concerned about steering clear of workplace laws, like those against discrimination and harassment -- the ones that involve the EEOC. But there's another federal agency that's always on the prowl: the EPA. (more…)
Now here’s a company that seems to believe in the old adage: “If you’re going to break one rule, you might as well break them all.” (more…)
Finance pros are eager to see what the DOL's new overtime rules will look like this summer -- not because they're fans, but because they want to see how much their FLSA compliance efforts will have to change in a very…
While the push to increase the federal minimum wage continues, a significant number of states and municipalities have taken it upon themselves to bump up pay on the local level this year. (more…)
There’s a clearer indication of when the updated Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) OT regs will be finalized. (more…)
Study after study confirms that most workers aren’t setting aside nearly enough money for retirement. As a result, an increasing number of individuals are prolonging their retirement. This can have a drastic effect on employers, so is it time for…
