News & Analysis as of

Audits Minimum Wage Employer Liability Issues

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

California Employers, Get Ready! Wide Range of Employment-Related Laws Will Take Effect January 1, 2025

New California employment laws are scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2025. These laws address a variety of issues, including the state minimum wage, discrimination protections, paid time off, and employers’ messages...more

PilieroMazza PLLC

[Webinar] FLSA and Wage-and-Hour Issues for Restaurants - December 7th, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET

PilieroMazza PLLC on

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and state or local wage-and-hour statutes establish federal and state minimum wage, overtime pay, and recordkeeping requirements. All restaurants are subject to either the FLSA or state or...more

PilieroMazza PLLC

Risk Prevention Strategies: Avoiding Costly FLSA Missteps

PilieroMazza PLLC on

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes federal minimum wage, overtime pay, and recordkeeping requirements. Administration of the FLSA can be complex, with the consequences of violation leading to stiff penalties. In...more

PilieroMazza PLLC

[Webinar] Risk Prevention Strategies: Avoiding Costly FLSA Missteps - February 24th, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET

PilieroMazza PLLC on

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes federal minimum wage, overtime pay, and recordkeeping requirements. Administration of the FLSA can be complex, with the consequences of violation leading to stiff penalties. In...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

Governor Lamont Signs Connecticut Restaurant Wage Bill Into Law

On January 6, 2020, Governor Ned Lamont signed bipartisan legislation addressing rates of pay for restaurant workers. The Governor vetoed a previous version of the bill which would have applied retroactively and effectively...more

Jaburg Wilk

Department of Labor Audit, Now What?

Jaburg Wilk on

The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) has jurisdiction to audit employers to ensure compliance with overtime and federal minimum wage laws. An audit can be stressful and expensive. Generally, an auditor will come to the...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

DOL Wage and Hour Audit: Lessons from the Backstretch

The recent U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour (WHD) investigation outcome of leading thoroughbred trainer Chad Brown has rocked the racing industry with the assessment of over $1.6 million in back wages and Civil Money...more

Fisher Phillips

Do Good Audits Exist? Minimizing Damages in FLSA Cases

Fisher Phillips on

It's tax time, and perhaps the only thing worse than completing your tax returns is finding out that you're being audited. Common responses to undergoing an audit may involve gnashing of teeth, pulling of hair, and other...more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

PAID Update: WHD Releases Supplemental Information on the Self-Audit Program

On April 3, 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) released additional information concerning its Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program. The information can be accessed on a...more

Poyner Spruill LLP

Wondering what the Department of Labor will be doing this year? Here's what the agency says:

Poyner Spruill LLP on

According to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), it plans to increase its emphasis on audits and prosecutions of minimum wage and overtime violations, to increase its scrutiny of independent contractor classifications, and to...more

Carlton Fields

The Benefits of Settling Employee Wage Claims Through the Department of Labor

Carlton Fields on

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), as construed by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) in its extensive regulations promulgated under the Act, governs federal wage and hour law. Where an employer is an enterprise engaged in...more

11 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide