Many employers have positions that fail the duties test under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Failing this test–which results in misclassifying employees–can be very expensive. With Congress reintroducing a law expanding overtime and the Department of Labor set to … Read More
Effective April 28, 2023, an employer that violates the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act may be required to provide relief in the form of employment, reinstatement, promotion, payment of lost wages and liquidated damages. The PUMP Act was enacted the end of December, 2022, … Read More
A time for renewal… which we have done with our new website! We are pretty excited. Please check it out and as always, we can help. The new website has a great feature that clearly describes our fixed fee services, … Read More
The US Supreme Court recently made a startling decision: an employee making over $200,000 a year had a legal right to be paid overtime. Many employers think they can skirt overtime and make employees exempt by paying them a certain … Read More
Could lowering restrictions on youth employment help ease the labor shortage? Some states think so. Last month Iowa and Minnesota introduced laws to roll back child workplace protections. Minnesota would allow 16-17 year olds to work on construction. Iowa would … Read More