By John E. Thompson Our earlier post on internships (Are Unpaid Internships Worth the Risk?) prompted questions about whether federal Fair Labor Standards … Read more
Top 10 HR Issues For HR Pros? They Haven’t Changed Much This Year
You have certainly heard this many times before: The more things change, the more things remain the same. So it is too with the concerns of HR … Read more
Wrong Response to a Pay Complaint Can Pose Big Employer Risks
By John E. Thompson Betty works for The Big Store as a non-exempt accounts Payable Clerk. She is assigned to help with taking a merchandise inventory over … Read more
“Flexible Work” Trend Still Necessitates Wage-Hour Compliance
By Edward N. Boehm Jr. A recent Time magazine item by Dan Schawbel of Millennial Branding discusses what he sees as a growing trend to abandon the … Read more
Labor Dept. Aggressively Pushing Initiative-Focused FLSA Enforcement
By John E. Thompson Recent U.S. Department of Labor news releases show something important about its current approach to enforcing the federal Fair Labor … Read more
New Federal Bill Would Broaden the FLSA Computer Exemption
By John E. Thompson A bill introduced in the U.S. Senate (S. 1747) would significantly expand the scope of the current exemption for certain computer … Read more
Holiday Volunteer Services Might Be Seen as FLSA Employment
By John E. Thompson The holiday spirit moves many to volunteer for activities of a benevolent nature. An organization to which such individuals donate … Read more
Job Descriptions Are Not Exemption Descriptions
By John E. Thompson Among the famous last words in the federal Fair Labor Standards Act Hall of Infamy are, “Let’s write the job descriptions … Read more
Employment at Will: The Most Misunderstood Principle in the Workplace
By John A. Gallagher Most Americans have a general understanding of the “Employment at Will” doctrine. They understand that it means that they … Read more
What a Georgia Strip Club Can Teach Us About Independent Contractors
By Eric B. Meyer Meet Karenza Clincy. She, along with other “nude, female exotic dancers,” sued The Onyx, an Atlanta nightclub, for wage and … Read more