The State of New Jersey (and many other states) has started to tighten up laws regarding independent contractor status. One troubling component (to management-side practitioners and employers alike) of this
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USDOL Clarifies the Fluctuating Work Week Method of Paying Overtime and Its Relationship to Provision of Bonuses: Keep Those Interpretations Coming!
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The USDOL has been pretty busy lately issuing new rules and interpretations about FLSA issues, including vague, nuanced issues like the inclusion (or not) of bonuses in the regular rate…
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Pandemic Instigates First of (Probably) Many Lawsuits on Wage Payment
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Well, here we are, still in the midst of this horrible COVID-19 pandemic, staying home, scared to go out, wearing masks and gloves, but yet, the first lawsuit(s) involving virus…
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Cutting Exempt Employee Salaries for Slowdowns Resulting From Virus Is Legal—But Be Very Careful!
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The Corona Virus scare is causing employers to lay people off and reduce their hours. For non-exempt, hourly people this is fairly easy, from a legal perspective, because if non-exempt…
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The New USDOL Joint Employer Test Makes It Easier to Avoid Such Status
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The USDOL has finalized its new rule concerning when two entities can be deemed a joint employer and therefore liable for each other’s wage violations. Under the Obama administration, the…
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New Jersey DOL Very Tough on Supposed Misclassification of Independent Contractors
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The New Jersey DOL is very aggressive on the issue of independent contractor status, i.e. the issue of misclassification. The latest, perhaps best (or worst) illustration of this view is…
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