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18 states usher in new year with minimum wage increases

If your business is located in a state, city or county that just bumped up the minimum wage on January 1st (and a lot of them are), you’ll want to make sure all of your relevant pay documents reflect the change.

by Jared Bilski
January 3, 2018
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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 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

5 new California laws for 2018 that could affect all HR pros soon

With the new year came new rules for California employers. And even if you don’t do business in the Golden State, it’s a good idea to familiarize yourself with these new regulations, which could wind up affecting your state sooner rather than later. 

by Rachel Mucha
January 5, 2018

7 reasons to fear the growing wave of FLSA lawsuits

For the seventh straight year, the number of wage and hour lawsuits filed under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) has increased — and there are a number of reasons employers should fear the news is only going to get worse.

by Christian Schappel
May 28, 2014

7 states increasing minimum wage in 2011

Hundreds of thousands of U.S. workers will enjoy a belated Christmas present on Jan. 1, as seven states will increase their minimum wage.

by Christian Schappel
December 28, 2010

Another company gets nailed for using unpaid interns

Still using unpaid interns? Here’s another court decision that might convince your top management it’s usually not a great idea.

by Tim Gould
June 12, 2013

Are strippers 'creative professionals' under FLSA?

Wage and hour lawsuits are cropping up by the dozens these days — even in industries you’d least suspect.

by Dan Wisniewski
July 9, 2009

Are these strippers employees? Judge makes $10.8M call

You know the cost of misclassifying employees as independent contractors. But can you determine whether or not these exotic dancers were employees?

by Christian Schappel
November 19, 2014
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At it again: Congress weighs latest employee classification bill

Enter the latest wave in the sea of crackdowns, regulations and additional paperwork surrounding the classification (or misclassification) of employees.

by Christian Schappel
October 28, 2011

Bigger crackdown: Wage and hour violators now face multiple fines

The Department of Labor (DOL), Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and nine states have teamed up to find wage and hour violators and fine them heavily.

by Christian Schappel
September 27, 2011

Bill would eliminate lower pay rates for disabled workers

If you currently pay disabled employees below minimum wage under the federal certificate program, take note: A bill has been introduced in the House that would phase out the practice.

by Tim Gould
October 21, 2011

C'mon — male strippers aren't 'creative professionals'?

Some people just don’t appreciate art. A U.S. District Court judge in Georgia has ruled that male strippers don’t qualify for exempt status as “creative professionals.”   

by Tim Gould
July 10, 2015

Can employees voluntarily refuse overtime pay? DOL weighs in

Citywide Protection Services formed an agreement with its security guards: The guards could work extra hours in exchange for straight-time pay only — no time-and-a-half. 

by Christian Schappel
April 23, 2014

Can illegal worker make a claim for unpaid OT?

An employee has to be a legal worker in order to make a wage-and-hour complaint, right?

by Christian Schappel
April 1, 2011

Can you believe what the DOL's doing to suspected wage violators now?

There’s one superpower you probably didn’t know the DOL even had.

by Christian Schappel
March 4, 2015
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