You know, there’s more to wage-and-hour compliance than just slapping up a poster or two on the breakroom bulletin board. And noncompliance can be costly! So, what’s the latest wage and hour news? How can we streamline time and attendance tracking? What resources are available to help? Come on in — find answers and share your thoughts!

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• Accounting & Payroll: Dock or Discipline? - 06-Jan-2012
  One method many employers use to discipline employees is to dock their paychecks. However, you need to be careful to avoid problems, such as docking so much you reduce an employee's pay below minimum wage or taking improper deductions for disallowed ...
• Workforce Management: Bad Bargains - 05-Jan-2012
  It's funny. Employers will fight tooth and nail to keep unions out. But when they think they can maintain the upper hand, they're generally all in favor of negotiating with their workers. Which, I suppose, is why they generally prefer to “negot...
• Time & Attendance: This Is Not How To Control Labor Costs - 04-Jan-2012
  From the “Wrong Way To Control Labor Costs” Deparment, comes a story reported by The Buffalo News about a janitorial company that got caught trying to pull a fast one. Knights Facilities Management, a Michigan company that provides grou...
• Wage & Hour: New Laws for 2012 - 03-Jan-2012
  With the start of a new year, let's take a look at changes in wage and hour laws across the country. Starting with the easy stuff... here's a roundup of state minimum wage changes, effective January 1, 2012: Arizona — went to $7.65, $4.65 for...
• News & Opinions: Some People Never Learn - 16-Dec-2011
  Recently, the US Department of Labor conducted a year-long sweep of pizza and pasta restaurants on Long Island, looking for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The sad part was that they found 35 establishments in violation, owing a t...
• Announcements: Knock, Knock! The DOL is at the Door - 12-Dec-2011
  Recently, the US Department of Labor (DOL) announced yet another wage and hour compliance sweep, this one targeting residential care facilities in my home state of North Carolina. This would include places such as group homes, nursing homes and other...
• Helpful Resources: Are You a New York Employer? - 07-Apr-2011
  If you are an employer in New York, you've probably heard about the Wage Theft Prevention Act (WTPA) — and if you haven't, it's about time you found out about it, seeing as it goes into effect on April 9... In a nutshell, this act requires emp...