Issue: Many employers believe that anyone with a "manager" title is automatically exempt from overtime. Risk: Making such misclassification mistakes can cost thousands in back pay and penalties, plus a black mark on your record …
Issue: Must you pay employees for time spent changing into protective gear and walking to (and from) their workstations? Benefit/risk: The Supreme Court finally answered this long-running question, but the …
If her legal career is any indication, Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers could be a strong advocate for business if she’s confirmed. While Miers has never served as a judge, …
Issue: How do you calculate overtime pay for employees who perform two separate jobs at separate hourly rates? Benefit: New Labor Department rulings clarify this confusing part of wage-and-hour law. …
Managers are exempt from overtime, right? Wrong. The term “manager” means different things in different organizations. That’s why it’s important to look at each employee’s specific duties and responsibilities when deciding …
While much of the recent U.S. Supreme Court drama has swirled around who will serve on the court, employers are looking forward to key employment-law cases that the court will hear …
Issue: HR audits can help you identify weak points in your employment-law compliance. Risk: If you don’t act on the audit’s recommendations (and employees find out) that mistake can kill …
Issue: Many employers are baffled about how to pay nonexempt employees when they travel locally or on overnight trips. Risk: Mistakes could spark anything from mild complaints to class-action lawsuits, …
Q. We’ve started requiring employees to repay the company (through payroll deduction) for training costs if they quit or are fired within one year. Are we OK legally? —S.M., Kentucky