A group of field service engineers have filed a FLSA suit against Alcon Laboratories, on the theory that the company misclassified them as exempt employees. They seek conditional class certification,
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How To (Start To) Prepare For the New FLSA Exemption Guidelines
By Mark Tabakman on
With the advent of the USDOL’s newly proposed classification rules, implementing the new salary threshold to $913 per week, employer groups and counsel have been straining to determine the best…
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New IRS Voluntary Settlement Program: Good or Bad For Employers? We’ll See
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There are a number of new agency initiatives hitting the ground on the issue of independent contractor status. I have blogged on these and now find that the IRS has…
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