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Wage and Hour Compliance Checklist - How to avoid class actions and prepare for a government audit

by D. Michael Reilly | Lane Powell PC - Labor & Employment Law on 5/2/2013

Will Rogers once said, “Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else.” Employee wage and hour class actions and government audits are never funny. Just ask the president of a sheetrock company sentenced in...more

Department Of Labor To Increase Frequency Of FMLA On-Site Investigations

by Jeff Nowak | Franczek Radelet P.C. on 4/25/2013

For employers who have been involved in an FMLA investigation conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor, the process can be a bit of a head-scratcher because no two investigations look the same....more

Health Care Services Providers to Federal Health Plan Members Subject to Federal Affirmative Action Compliance Audit

by Jonathan Cain | Mintz Levin - Health Law on 4/9/2013

On March 30, the US District Court for the District of Columbia held that three University of Pittsburgh Medical Center-affiliated hospitals were federal subcontractors to an HMO that provided a managed care health plan to...more

DOL Audits Of Employer-Sponsored Group Health Plans Now Include Healthcare Reform Compliance

by Kelley E. Kaufman | McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 3/18/2013

The U.S. Department of Labor (the "DOL") has recently enhanced its enforcement activities with respect to group health plans by significantly increasing the number of audits it is conducting. In addition, the DOL's audit...more

Dog Days (of Winter) are Over: Audits for Worker Misclassification On Increase

by Daniel A. Schwartz | Pullman & Comley, LLC on 3/12/2013

Consistent readers of the blog will no doubt know of my weaving in pop culture into blog posts. So it was with some good fortune that as I began to write this post, the song “Dog Days are Over” popped up on my iPhone speakers...more

Investigations/Audits Of Employers By DOL Increase And Expand In Scope

by Adam Santucci | McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 3/6/2013

The Department of Labor (DOL) routinely investigates and audits employers to ensure compliance with a variety of important labor and employment laws. Historically, wage and hour (overtime) compliance under the Fair Labor...more

How to Survive the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Enforcement

by Carl Hellerstedt, Jr. | Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 3/4/2013

As most employers know, the federal wage/hour law under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) includes the requirement to pay “non-exempt” employees time and one half of their “regular rate” for work in excess of 40 hours in...more

DOL Audit Letters Requesting Proof of Compliance with Health Care Reform Requirements

by Maggie McTigue, Susan M. Nash, Mary Samsa | McDermott Will & Emery on 2/20/2013

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) audits already evaluate a company’s compliance on a spectrum of laws, statutes and regulations. However, the DOL has updated and revamped its audit letter to now also capture compliance...more

Wage and Hour Laws - Are Your Employees Exempt or Non-Exempt?

by Rebecka Whitmarsh | Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer P.A. on 2/15/2013

Labor and employment lawyers expect the Department of Labor to increase the number of audits it conducts this year. To protect your business from lawsuits, fines and fees, you should review your exempt and non-exempt job...more

Take 5: Views You Can Use - January 2013

by Greta Ravitsky | Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. on 1/17/2013

In this issue: - Assess the Workforce - Choose Whether to "Pay" or to "Play" - Evaluate Existing Wellness Programs and/or Implement New Wellness Programs to Enhance Employees' Health Profiles and to Avoid or Minimize...more

Stricter Scrutiny of Labor Certifications—Increase in Audits and Supervised Recruitment by the DOL

by Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 11/21/2012

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has indicated that it will further expand its use of “integrity” measures in the permanent labor certification program. These measures include the conduct of audit investigations and...more

How to Report Audit Results and Resolve Issues Identified in the Audit

by Kevin P. Hishta, Alfred B. Robinson, Jr. | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 11/7/2012

In this, our fourth installment in our series on the “Anatomy of a Department of Labor Audit,” we address both how to report audit results and how to resolve issues identified in the audit....more

Stricter Scrutiny Of Labor Certifications—Increase In Audits And Supervised Recruitment By The DOL

by Justin S. Coffey, Andrew W. Merrills, Rebecca L. Sigmund, Stephen H. Smalley | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 11/1/2012

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has indicated that it will further expand its use of “integrity” measures in the permanent labor certification program. These measures include the conduct of audit investigations and...more

Key Issues to Evaluate When Conducting an Internal Wage and Hour Audit

by Kevin P. Hishta, Alfred B. Robinson, Jr. | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/8/2012

In our last blog post in this series on the “Anatomy of a DOL Audit,” we discussed tips for conducting an effective internal wage and hour audit. Now we consider some key issues to evaluate during that process....more

Your Federal Government is Here to Help—Anatomy of a DOL Audit

by Kevin P. Hishta, Alfred B. Robinson, Jr. | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/18/2012

Under the Obama administration, the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has become re-energized and is the most active it has been for many years. While the WHD still lacks a permanent...more

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