What happens when an employee works 50 hours per week, but payroll makes it look like 25 hours for each of two companies to avoid overtime premiums? That was the setup allegedly devised by the owner of two janitorial companies…
Employment Law
A federal jury in Oregon found that Nike discriminated against former employee Heather Hender by paying her less than male colleagues and delaying her promotions, in violation of federal and state laws. In 2018, Hender and three other female employees…
Hybrid schedules are now a standard part of many workplaces, but payroll teams are still sorting out when a commute during the workday belongs on the timesheet. The Department of Labor (DOL) recently addressed a recurring question: When a nonexempt…
When employers outsource leave administration to a third-party administrator (TPA), legal responsibility remains with the employer – as a recent settlement out of Atlanta shows. The case stems from an EEOC lawsuit and highlights that employers are accountable for Americans…
Not every sign-on bonus belongs in the overtime calculation – and a recent federal case out of Virginia shows why. A fired employee filed a lawsuit against his former employer, claiming he was illegally terminated after complaining about a co-worker’s…
A San Diego deli will pay more than $500,000 in back wages after a federal investigation found it paid workers a flat daily rate that fell short of minimum wage and overtime requirements. Here's what happened, according to an investigation…
A D.C. hospitality business will pay more than $243,000 after an investigation found worker misclassification and other wage and hour violations affecting more than 270 workers. The case shows that compliance risk doesn't stop at the federal level – local…
In Trump v. Barbara, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the Administration’s attempt to limit birthright citizenship by executive action and left intact the Fourteenth Amendment’s guarantee that children born in the United States are U.S. citizens at birth, regardless of…
You can expect an uptick in discrimination claims. Employees know more about discrimination and are more prepared than ever to file. And the EEOC is ready to respond and act on employees' behalf. Are you ready for this? What's Up…
Chicago employers with tipped workers can leave the tipped cash wage where it is — a scheduled July 1 step-up is off. The city's tip-credit phase-out, which would've raisedthe required cash wage, is paused for two years. The City Council…
A federal court entered a consent order against three Cowbell sports bars in Biddeford,Scarborough and Westbrook, ME, resolving a Department of Labor case alleging Fair LaborStandards Act (FLSA) violations involving minimum wage, overtime and child labor. FLSA Violations The Wage…
HR leaders don't have the luxury of rewriting their compliance strategy every four years. A recent Supreme Court ruling raises new questions about just how long today's enforcement priorities will last. In Trump v. Slaughter, the Court concluded that federal…
Summer has officially started, and for HR teams, the season has already marked one of the busiest compliance moments of the year. More than 75 workplace compliance changes took effect on or around July 1, including more than 20 minimum…
Payroll teams that pay nonexempt workers nondiscretionary bonuses should confirm those amounts are included in the overtime regular rate. A recent DOL investigation found that a Tennessee contractor failed to do so, resulting in a payout of about $1.73 million…
When employers fail to honor wage and hour settlement agreements, the Department of Labor's next step is to pursue a court order. In this recent incident, a Washington employer operating four restaurants allegedly backed out of a deal to settle…
The debate around AI in hiring has grown louder and, in many ways, more confused. The cautions around AI are driving most of the conversation. What is getting drowned out are some serious considerations HR leaders actually need to hear,…
