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Remind staff: Contractors aren’t employees

02/13/2019
The more control you exert, the more likely your organization will be on the hook as the employer in any lawsuit.

New New York law on gender identity, new wage requirements

02/12/2019
This month, we bring you news on gender identity or expression discrimination, as well as rising minimum wage and exempt salary levels.

Failure to pay overtime costs Queens hotels $750K

02/12/2019
The owners of three Queens hotels must pay $360,543 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages after investigators from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found 83 employees had been denied overtime pay.

Beware contractor misclassification when buying labor through third party

02/12/2019
Merely calling someone an independent contractor (or even hiring them though a third party) won’t shield you from overtime liability if the worker should have been classified as an employee.

New FLSA resource from DOL

02/12/2019
The Department of Labor has launched an electronic version of its “Handy Reference Guide to the Fair Labor Standards Act.”

Gig economy: Legal and practical considerations for employers

02/06/2019
As new gig economy options to engage employees emerge, here are seven areas of concern that employers may want to consider.

Defend against misclassification claim by describing exactly how employee did her job

02/06/2019
When it comes to defending against charges that you misclassified an employee, it’s crucial to have details about the actual work the employee performs. Specifics matter.

Job descriptions: Why you need ’em, how to write ’em

02/05/2019
Federal labor law requires HR professionals to do a lot of different things. Writing job descriptions is not one of them. Because this arduous task is optional, many organizations skip right over it. That’s not wise. There are many practical and legal reasons to draft (and up­­date) job descriptions.

Pot business’s FLSA defense goes up in smoke

01/31/2019
State and municipal laws legalizing marijuana sales for recreational and medicinal purposes have created a legal limbo.

Contractor pays $2.8 million for prevailing wage violations

01/29/2019
Federal contractor Fedcap Rehabili­tation Services has agreed to pay more than $2.8 million to 443 em­­ployees at 17 locations to settle charges the company violated a law requiring contractors to pay a prevailing wage.