(Podcast) California Employment News: Best Practices for Employers to Start The New Year (Archive)
California Employment News: Best Practices for Employers to Start The New Year (Archive)
Day 26 | Operationalizing compliance through payroll
Federal wage and hour officials have trained their attention on healthcare employers in the Southeastern United States – and we expect this scrutiny to continue into the new year. The past year alone saw the Department of...more
Last week, a federal judge in Michigan ordered the U.S. Marshals Service to arrest and imprison a home healthcare agency owner who repeatedly defied a U.S. Department of Labor demand that she provide pay records as part of a...more
A number of companies suffered collateral damage last winter as a result of a cyber attack on a major provider of time and attendance software. With your timekeeping systems compromised, how do you determine what to pay your...more
If employers do not keep detailed payroll records, they run the risk of losing overtime claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). An employer recently lost just such a case in the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal. ...more
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
Securing public works projects can be a key source of revenue, but can also come at a hefty price for contractors not fully prepared to comply with the Davis-Bacon Act and related federal and state laws. From pre-bid...more
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
In yet another legal development calling into question a traditional independent contractor relationship in the U.S., the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit determined that off-duty police officers were employees of a...more
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
Sometimes it is important to get back to basics and refresh our understanding of topics that are already well-known to human resources professionals. In this season of confusion, particularly regarding the on-again/off-again...more
A New York federal court recently said that the plaintiff-employees involved in a wage and hour lawsuit are not required to produce their immigration documents and information. The case is important because it limits an...more
According to recent studies, companies paid $400 million in 2014 and $39 million in the first three months of 2015 to settle wage and hour lawsuits exclusively. Aside from the ever-increasing threat of private wage and hour...more
As many employers recognize, a seemingly small oversight in administering employee payroll can have significant consequences, including unexpected complex litigation. One such oversight is failing to consider the wage-hour...more