Many employers choose to offer flexible work schedules to their employees. This flexibility allows some employees to telecommute from home. It can also save employers on office space and the emotional wear and tear on employees. Employees may be eager for the chance to commute to their basement office instead of spending hours in the [...]
A proposed Federal bill would include home health aides, nurses’ aides, and babysitters under federal minimum wage and overtime laws. In-home direct care workers who work 20 or more hours per week would be covered under this new law. Currently, babysitters and companions working on a “casual basis” are exempt from the Fair Labor Standards [...]
Would you expect a speeding ticket for doing 56 in a 55? Well, if the wage and hour investigators were handling traffic violations, you might even expect jail time.
In recent months, we have seen a tremendous increase in claims involving wage and hour violations. When wage and hour investigators conduct an audit, they can be [...]
As we warned, wage and hour claims are on the rise. With the high unemployment rate, workers classified as independent contractors are filing unemployment claims triggering audits by state labor departments and other agencies. Simultaneously, state and federal agencies have stepped up enforcement efforts and are focusing heavily on wage and hour violations including unpaid [...]
Independent contractor or employee – which is better, which do you have? These are questions of fact and law. Choose wrong and huge liability, even criminal penalties, may darken your door. Using independent contractors may allow employers to decrease labor costs by 30% by avoiding employment taxes, workers’ compensation, sick leave, benefits and overtime. Also, [...]