by law_ewoxi5 | Mar 28, 2014 | Business Law News, Employment Law News, News
President Obama recently signed a presidential memorandum suggesting that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) propose new rules regarding employee overtime exemption regulations for white collar workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The Presidential...
by law_ewoxi5 | Sep 15, 2013 | Business Law News, Employment Law News, News
Even the most experienced business owners and hiring managers make mistakes during job interviews that could land them and their company in legal how water. When interviewing candidates for a job, interviewers sometimes ask questions that to them seem like no big...
by law_ewoxi5 | Sep 8, 2013 | Business Law News, Employment Law News, Newsletter Articles
Employee discipline and termination are probably the most dreaded tasks for entrepreneurs and small business owners. The anxiety and trauma related to a termination can sometimes be just as bad for the boss as it is for the employee. But in our litigious society,...
by law_ewoxi5 | Apr 14, 2013 | Business Law News, Employment Law News, News
Is the person you classified as an independent contractor really an employee (or “common-law employees as the IRS calls them) instead? The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Department of Labor are cracking down on businesses that misclassify workers. Before...
by law_ewoxi5 | Feb 25, 2013 | Business Law News, Employment Law News, News
Whether your business is large or small, if you have a company with any number of employees then you should have an email policy that is clearly communicated to everyone in the company. Even if your business does not routinely monitor employee emails, you, as the...
by law_ewoxi5 | Dec 21, 2012 | Business Law News, Employment Law News, News
An article recently posted on the discussed ten employer mistakes that are most likely to get you sued; these include: Classifying all employees as exempt, whether or not they are. Allowing non-exempt employees to work during their lunch breaks. Classifying employees...
