Wages & Hours

N.Y. says Domino’s has been late on delivery of wages

07/08/2016

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has filed suit against Domino’s Pizza affiliates and three franchisees, alleging widespread violations of state wage-and-hour laws.

Minimum wages just went up in two states and 12 cities

07/07/2016

Minimum wage rose in a number of different places on July 1.

DOL FAQ addresses overtime rules issues

07/07/2016

The Department of Labor has released a list of frequently asked questions about the new overtime regulations that will go into effect on Dec. 1, 2016.

California: What wage-and-hour issues come into play when an employee telecommutes?

07/06/2016

Q. We recently started permitting one of our employees to telecommute on certain days of the week. We are concerned about tracking this employee’s hours. What wage-and-hour concerns should we consider for telecommuting employees?

Minimum wage up for state employees, contractors

07/05/2016

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Reconcile California wage law with new federal overtime rules

06/22/2016

California employers must comply with both federal and state wage-and-hour laws.

Feds’ deal for call center: $150K to fix misclassification

06/22/2016

A Southern California marketing firm will pay $150,000 in back pay and overtime to resolve charges it misclassified employees as independent contractors.

Broad backing for rules that expand overtime

06/21/2016

Poll shows that most Americans back new OT rules.

Chasing the next story a bad career choice

06/14/2016

For the third year in a row, journalism brought up the rear in employment research firm CareerCast.com’s annual 10 Job Rated Worst Jobs report.

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