Everything up to this point about the DOL's new overtime regs has made CFOs want to rip their hair out. So even minor positive changes to the white-collar overtime exemptions in the final rule would be a welcome relief. (more…)
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
The DOL’s upcoming changes to the FLSA’s white collar overtime exemptions aren’t all doom and gloom for employers. There’s at least one silver lining. (more…)
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…)
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…)
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…)
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…
