How’d you like to write a job description for somebody who had the title of “Master Handshaker”? More…

Heads up: The feds and a group of states are taking a tag-team approach to making sure employees are properly classified under the Fair Labor Standards Act. More…

When an independent contractor was fired, he retaliated … by suing the company where he worked for misclassifying him. He wanted back pay for the 26 hours of overtime he worked each week for 12 years. Did he win? More…

By now, everybody’s aware that the feds are cracking down on wage-and-hour violations. What they may not know: Individuals — even HR managers — can be held personally liable for willful violations of the FLSA. More…

In times when money is tight, some companies pump up employees’ job titles as a way to sweeten smaller pay hikes. It’s not a great idea. More…

Seems as if just about everyone’s jumping on the four-day-week bandwagon as a cure for rising commuting costs. If you’re thinking about joining the crowd, don’t step on the gas pedal just yet. More…

The good news about job descriptions is that they lay out exactly what the person should be doing. The bad news is that an error in a job description can turn into evidence in a courtroom. More…