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By Jeremy Hawpe |
April 23, 2012
As the summer approaches, many companies look to enlist unpaid interns as a means of evaluating potential future talent.
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By Cathleen Flahardy |
April 3, 2012
A suspended lawyer, who federal prosecutors accuse of leading a multimillion-dollar immigration scheme, has pleaded guilty.
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By Alex Vorro |
March 22, 2012
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) today announced that it has struck a settlement with subsidiaries of FedEx Corp. to resolve allegations of hiring discrimination at 23 facilities across 15 states.
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By Kathleen Furey McDonough |
March 5, 2012
In one of the most noteworthy collaborations of 2011, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that they would join forces to combat worker misclassification.
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By Salvador Simao |
February 27, 2012
The fluctuating workweek has long been a popular method of paying salaried non-exempt employees. However, last year the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a statement invalidating this method in cases where the employer paid employees bonuses or incentives, causing confusion among employers using the fluctuating workweek method.
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By Alex Vorro |
February 16, 2012
Tis the season for troubles while luxuriously relaxing and overeating on the high seas. While the rest of the world is still aghast over the Carnival Corp.’s Costa Concordia shipwreck off the coast of Italy, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is cracking down on another cruise company a little...
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By Kathleen Furey McDonough |
January 23, 2012
Three years after the effective date of the latest revision to regulations under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), issues concerning the FMLA continue to be a focus of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the courts.
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By Salvador Simao |
January 6, 2012
Employers must beware of increased wage and hour enforcement and litigation in 2012
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By Alfred Robinson Jr. |
November 7, 2011
Joining forces, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to coordinate efforts to resolve employer practices of misclassifying employees as independent contractors.
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By Evan Pontz |
October 31, 2011
The 4th Circuit recently ruled that job rescission is legal and not prohibited retaliation under the FLSA.
