Workforce management
Do You Know What You Don’t Know?
A recent pair of surveys by ELT, a provider of online compliance training, reveal some troubling statistics about how employers may be leaving themselves vulnerable to unnecessary wage and hour liability.
Do Your Docking Policies Conform to FLSA?
What happens when the law says one thing, but your employee handbook says another? As you might expect, trouble ensues…
Revenge May Be Sweet, But Can Cost You Big Bucks
In two separate cases recently, employees complained about employment law issues. Their employers were found to be in the right regarding their initial complaints, but the employees still got big cash awards. Why? Their employers were also found to have retaliated against them for complaining. Here’s how to avoid having this happen to you!
AA to Logan International Skycaps: No Tips For You!
What do you do when your employees win a lawsuit against you for violating tip laws? Well, if you’re American Airlines, you pay up, and then you prohibit the employees from accepting any more tips. Voilà — no tips, no violations of tip law!
It’s Not Just Overtime
Okay, so you pay your employees correctly for all the overtime they work. That alone may not keep you safe from wage and hour investigations. What other issues should you be concerned with?
Are You Ready for DST?
DST raises interesting payroll issues for hourly and nonexempt workers whose shift crosses the 2am time change boundary. How should you handle the short shift in the spring and long shift in the fall from a wage and hour standpoint?
IBM Retaliates for Wage and Hour Lawsuits by Cutting Employee Pay
In response to several wage and hour lawsuits alleging misclassification of employees, IBM agrees to reclassify 8,000 workers at non-exempt… while at the same time cutting their base pay by 15%. A good cost-cutting move, or petty retaliation?
Are You A “Joint Employer”?
The issue of joint employment is apparently more common than you might think, particularly in hospitality, food service and retail settings. Are you at risk because of the payroll practices of the agency you hired to clean your guest rooms or store?
Helpful Resource for Employers
I just came across this resource, featuring podcasts and news articles about labor law, with a focus on “preventive lawyering” — that is, helping keep clients out of the courtroom by instituting good labor practices up front.
Wage and Hour in a Wireless World
In an increasingly connected world, it’s becoming easier and easier for employees equipped with wireless handhelds, sophisticated cellphones, WiFi enabled laptops, etc. to connect to the office. What implications does this have for employers and their requirement to comply with the FLSA?
