Summer is approaching, and many companies are looking to welcome college students in as interns. But the Dept. of Labor (DOL) has a warning to those that are: If you misclassify interns, it’ll be costly. (more…)
Employment Law
Get ready: The DOL’s final rule revising the white-collar overtime exemption regulations has advanced. So Finance staffers now have a pretty good idea of when it’ll go into effect. (more…)
One of Finance's biggest concerns about workplace wellness programs is the fact that it’s difficult (if not impossible) to determine the dollars-and-cents Return On Investment (ROI). As a result, employers are turning to another metric to gauge the overall success of their…
Your Payroll staffers know that keeping up with garnishment laws can seem like a full-time job unto itself. State laws vary, and sometimes greatly, in how you should handle this aspect of employees’ pay. (more…)
Here’s another example of how misclassifying workers as independent contractors can get you in serious – and expensive – trouble. (more…)
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…)
