There was a survey done recently by Michelle McQuaid and the results were picked up by a number of media outlets and delivered as big news. The basis of …Read more
Labor Department Cranking Up Compliance Pressure on “Joint-Employers”
By John E. Thompson Readers will recall that, in 2010, the U.S. Department of Labor announced that it would pay particular attention to multi-party …Read more
Pennsylvania Court Throws Out “Fluctuating Work Week” OT method
By Eric B. Meyer What is the fluctuating work week method of overtime compensation? Why is it no longer good in Pennsylvania? And why should you care? Lets …Read more
Some FLSA and HR Management Questions In Wake Of Hurricane Isaac
By John E. Thompson Recurring wage-hour issues tend to arise during the recovery from a natural disaster. We posted the following item last year in …Read more
All-Out Campaign Underway to Raise FLSA’s Minimum Wage
By John E. Thompson We have previously reported on legislation introduced earlier this year to increase the federal Fair Labor Standards Act‘s …Read more
New Jersey Law Says Officers May be Personally Liable For Unpaid Wages
By Eric B. Meyer Want another reason not to enter into a long-term contract with an employee? Most employment arrangements in the United States are …Read more
Health Care? What Health Care? Here Are 3 Pending Employment Law Bills
By Eric B. Meyer I heard that there was some U.S. Supreme Court decision yesterday about health care. Want the scoop? Google it. They zig, I’ll zag …Read more
Supreme Court Issues Ruling on OT For Outside Sales Reps
The U.S. Supreme Court just issued its much-anticipated ruling in Christopher v. SmithKline Beecham, ruling 5-4 that pharmaceutical sales reps are exempt …Read more
Push For Minimum Wage Increase Intensifies in Congress
By John E. Thompson Last week, Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr., D-Ill, introduced a bill to raise the federal Fair Labor Standards Act’s minimum wage to …Read more
How to Find and Recruit the Best Hourly Employees
Editor’s note: Sometimes, readers ask about past TLNT articles that they have heard about but may have missed. That’s why every Friday we’re republishing a …Read more
What is a “9/80” Pay Plan – and is It Right For Your Workforce?
由约翰·e·汤普森compressed schedule colloquially called a “9/80” pay plan seems to be making a comeback. Under this arrangement, the …Read more
Make Sure You Read This if You’re Hiring Minors This Summer
By John E. Thompson Employers who will be hiring minors under 18 years-old should review in advance the federal Fair Labor Standards Act‘s …Read more
California Court: Employers Aren’t Liable If Workers Don’t Take Breaks
Chalk this up as another one of those trend-setting legal rulings that come out of California and then ripple across the country. The California Supreme …Read more
Rebuild America Act Would Hike Tip Credit, Minimum Wage, Paid Time Off
By John E. Thompson If a 35 percent spike in the minimum wage, a $590-per-week increase in the salary amount required for exempt “white collar” …Read more
An Employer Balancing Act: Labor Costs and Wage-Hour Laws
By John E. Thompson Employers’ continued struggles with labor costs have led to additional hourly-rate cuts, salary reductions, furloughs, layoffs, …Read more
6 Keys to Keeping Unpaid Internships From Becoming a Wage & Hour Mess
By Eric B. Meyer Earlier this week, I presented “Reducing the Risk of Wage and Hour Litigation” with my partner, Jennifer Platzkere Snyder, at …Read more
Wrong Response to a Pay Complaint Can Pose Big Employer Risks
By John E. Thompson Betty works for The Big Store as a non-exempt accounts Payable Clerk. She is assigned to help with taking a merchandise inventory over …Read more
Notice Deadline Looming Under New York Wage Theft Protection Act
由克里斯托弗·h·米尔斯雇主与操作and employees in New York State should by now be aware that the first notice to all employees regarding …Read more
Is Your Profit Sharing Plan Really a BINO (a Bonus in Name Only)?
Jack Stack – the founder/CEO of SRC Holdings, author of The Great Game of Business, and considered by many to be the father of open-book management …Read more
“Flexible Work” Trend Still Necessitates Wage-Hour Compliance
By Edward N. Boehm Jr. A recent Time magazine item by Dan Schawbel of Millennial Branding discusses what he sees as a growing trend to abandon the …Read more