Final Rule: Independent Contractor Status under the Fair Labor Standards Act
Employee Management
Final Rule: Independent Contractor Status under the Fair Labor Standards Act

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Are We Obligated to Give Employees Time off from Work to Vote?
California
Are We Obligated to Give Employees Time off from Work to Vote?

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GET READY! Proposed Federal Overtime Regulations Are Out, and You’d Better be Prepared
Employment Law & HR Topics
GET READY! Proposed Federal Overtime Regulations Are Out, and You’d Better be Prepared

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has released its long-awaited proposed changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulations containing the "white-collar" exemptions to…

Computing Commuting Time
Employment Law & HR Topics
Computing Commuting Time

Ask anyone with a long daily commute, and he will agree that it certainly feels like the workday begins long before he steps inside the…

MISCLASSIFICATION OF EXEMPT EMPLOYEES CAN RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL CONSEQUENCES FOR EMPLOYERS
California
MISCLASSIFICATION OF EXEMPT EMPLOYEES CAN RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL CONSEQUENCES FOR EMPLOYERS

Costa Solutions LLC, a warehouse service provider to the HEB grocery chain, has agreed to pay $146,459 in overtime back wages to 63 current and…

Cheating Doesn't Pay- employer created multiple personalities for employees to avoid paying wages
Employment Law & HR Topics
Cheating Doesn't Pay- employer created multiple personalities for employees to avoid paying wages

A former Subway sandwich maker in Washington claims his employer used an inventive scheme to avoid paying him overtime: Creating fictional workers.Erwin Zambrano Moya alleges…