New pay bill includes more work, strict penalties
A new bill designed to stop misclassification has landed in Congress. Should it pass, you’ll be hit with much more stringent reporting responsibilities.
Employment Law
Company forced workers to return overtime payments
Employers will do the darndest things to avoid paying overtime. Here’s a very extreme example.
Case could change how your firm cuts health costs
Here’s a class action lawsuit employers everywhere will want to watch closely.
Worker's birthday gift leads to harassment lawsuit
When months of inappropriate comments and unwanted sexual advances proved futile, this manager took his harassment to the next level — and now he’s headed to court.
Inches around a pregnant co-worker's belly: Strangest office pools
It’s one thing to have a standard March Madness pool in the office; it’s something else altogether to bet on some of these things.
Pop quiz! What’s your FLSA-acumen?
Salaried or exempt? On the clock or off? How well-versed are you on the ins and outs of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)? Take this quiz to find out.
Execs can be personally liable for pay violations
Here’s some extra motivation to ensure your pay policies are up to snuff: You can be held personally responsible if they aren’t.
Feds new rule would pile lots of extra work on employers
Let your HR and Benefits staffers know they may have a significantly increased workload sometime in the very near future.
Feds make it easier for your staff to sue you
The latest move by feds offers employees yet another tool to help them take legal action against their employers.
