Remember, those written classification analysis documents the feds said you'll have to create for every exempt employee on staff? Well, you'll get at least another year before you have to worry about them. (more…)
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
Overtime issues affect employers of all stripes – as Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (a.k.a., Lady Gaga) recently found out. (more…)
Here’s yet another example of just how serious the feds are about taking action against companies it believes incorrectly classified full-time employees as independent contractors (ICs). (more…)
It's a lesson an increasing number of employers are learning the hard way: Sales reps are not automatically exempt from receiving overtime payments. (more…)
Employers will do the darndest things to avoid paying overtime. Here's a very extreme example. (more…)
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. (more…)
Here's some extra motivation to ensure your pay policies are up to snuff: You can be held personally responsible if they aren't. (more…)
Let your HR and Benefits staffers know they may have a significantly increased workload sometime in the very near future. (more…)
The latest move by feds offers employees yet another tool to help them take legal action against their employers. (more…)
If a current proposal from the Department of Labor (DOL) gets passed, it could mean a lot of added work -- and headaches -- for companies. (more…)
Don't look to the Department of Labor (DOL) for help navigating the waters of wage-and-hour compliance any longer. (more…)
In case you didn’t have enough on your to-do list for 2010, the feds just added to it. (more…)