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'Cell phone OT' lawsuit underscores big pay pitfall

Cell phones are extremely handy, and they can dramatically increase employee productivity. But if your employees use them after work hours, they could be a legal nightmare.

by Christian Schappel
October 13, 2010

$1.8 million lesson about OT exemptions

The rules on which employees are exempt from overtime may be complicated, but a recent court ruling highlights one simple fact:

January 9, 2009

$35 million lesson: Not all managers are exempt from OT

As all HR pros know, most managers don’t get paid overtime. But, as one company recently learned the hard way, not everyone with the title of “manager” is exempt.

January 27, 2009

12 high-impact fed rules that will affect HR in this year

Congress and various federal agencies are getting ready to enact a dozen new rules and procedures that will affect how you do your job.

by Jim Giuliano
January 7, 2009

12 high-impact fed rules that will affect HR this year

Congress and various federal agencies are enacting a dozen new rules and procedures that will affect how you do business in 2010.

by Jim Giuliano
January 7, 2010

13 Things You Need to Survive a DOL Audit

Do you have what it takes to make it through a retirement plan audit unscathed? A labor and employment law attorney has revealed the secrets to shrugging off the DOL’s compliance cops.

by Christian Schappel
December 13, 2011

15 ways to avoid feds' independent contractor wrath

Working with independent contractors? Here are 15 ways to ensure you don’t end up as the next write-up on the Department of Labor’s website for misclassifying them as employees.

by Dan Wisniewski
July 19, 2013
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2 big pieces of news in the world of retirement planning

Two very interesting things happened in the world of retirement planning this week that employers will want to take note of. 

by Christian Schappel
November 18, 2015
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2 interesting developments for DOL's overtime rule, injunction

Two very interesting things happened involving the DOL’s overtime rule while you were out of the office over the holidays. 

by Christian Schappel
January 4, 2017
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2 tested ways to protect against FLSA snags

Hardly anyone can be certain about complying with all the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act relating to overtime and white-collar exemptions. But you can adopt good policies that protect your company from penalties if someone does make a compliance blunder.

by Jim Giuliano
June 20, 2008

3 awkward conversations DOL's new overtime rule will spark

Are you ready for the three most difficult conversations you’ve had in a while? 

by Christian Schappel
May 6, 2016
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3 new rulings to guide your social-media policy

Good news for employers wrestling with social media use policies: The NLRB seems to be retreating from its aggressive stance on classifying employee Internet postings as “protected activity” under federal labor law.

by Tim Gould
August 5, 2011

4 FLSA amendments proposed in Congress

The Paycheck Fairness Act may have stalled in the Senate, but there’s no shortage of new bills before both houses of Congress that would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act.

by Christian Schappel
June 21, 2012

4 FMLA errors the feds are finding during investigations

There are four aspects of the FMLA administrative process employers will want to double-check to make sure they have all buttoned up. 

by Christian Schappel
January 8, 2016

4 more rules the NLRB says to cut from your handbooks now

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has struck again in the name of protecting employees’ speech rights. 

by Christian Schappel
July 29, 2016
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4 pitfalls that lead to employee misclassification

Doing one of these things to exempt employees will rub out their exempt status – and can make your company liable to pay them overtime compensation.

by Christian Schappel
January 12, 2011

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