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Dept. of Labor Wage & Hour Enforcement to Focus on Shale Employers

The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) Wage and Hour Division (“WHD”) announced in December of 2012 the recovery of $187,165 of wages for 69 employees as part of its multi-year ongoing enforcement initiative focused on vendors...more

Exempt or Non-Exempt? The Ten Most Common Employee Classification Pitfalls Faced by Nonprofits

In this presentation: - How to find and fix common misclassification errors - Common exemptions from the FLSA – Independent contractors – Commissioned salespersons – Seasonal employees – Computer...more

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

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