A new joint employer rule is on the table. The DOL's proposed standard could determine when your organization shares liability with another employer under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the Migrant…
Payroll
An Oregon restaurant recently learned a costly lesson about overtime and tip pool rules after a federal investigation found it had shortchanged 19 employees. The U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Wage and Hour Division investigated Taste of India 1, a…
Wisconsin's new earned wage access (EWA) law puts a price ceiling on what providers can charge employees for each advance. Payroll teams offering EWA as a workplace benefit should confirm their vendor is set up for compliance under the new…
At first glance, Trump Accounts look like a low-cost win: tax-free, $2,500 per employee, good optics. But heads up -- the fine print is enough to force a real conversation with Finance, HR, and Payroll before you make a decision.…
Two jurisdictions face potential 2026 Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) credit reductions. If you operate in either one, your FUTA tax rate could be higher than the standard 0.6% net rate most employers pay. The 2026 FUTA Credit Reduction Jurisdictions…
Missed payroll is more than a cash flow problem – it's a federal wage violation. A Newport Beach construction contractor learned that the hard way; it was ordered to pay $468,505 after the DOL found 137 workers went without pay…
The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released proposed regulations for the new 1% excise tax on remittance transfers created by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), effective Jan. 1, 2026. The tax applies when a customer (sender)…
Hospitality employers in California take note: Several cities in The Golden State have minimum wage increases for hotel employees soon taking effect. In addition to the new pay rates, some ordinances impose benefit, accrual and notice requirements. Here’s how the…
In Texas, a routine data upload in mid-March altered how hundreds of employees for the city of Austin were classified for overtime. That error affected payroll calculations and inflated employees’ pay. The result: up to double pay for some employees…
You'd think a near-400 % pay increase for a group of women in the spotlight would finally ease the tension over pay disparity. But the "transformational" WNBA collective bargaining agreement might not spill over into corporate America as easily as…
A federal court found a worker had been misclassified and identified more than 800 hours of potential overtime. But the Fifth Circuit still upheld a jury verdict denying overtime pay. The case draws a clear line between compliance risk and…
A residential construction company in Idaho learned how payroll errors can quickly turn into significant financial exposure. After a federal wage-and-hour investigation, Speedy’s Framing LLC agreed to pay $293,698 in back wages to 56 employees, along with a $24,795 civil…
