FAQs17489126.jpgWe discuss the misclassification of non-exempt employees regularly here on the blog and in our presentations at conferences and webinars, but a reader of the blog wrote me before the holiday weekend to ask about the reverse situation. The reader’s company has previously determined (correctly, we’ll assume) that some of its employees meet the “computer

Ernie Ford.jpgDespite the focus in recent years on the misclassification of employees as contractors, unfortunately, we continue to see numerous companies ranging from the Fortune 500 to startups make mistakes, albeit mostly unintentional, with their use of “contractors.” Generally, these mistakes are because of misunderstandings (“We agreed to do it this way.”), myths (“She works two

Contract signing iStock_000000739804XSmall.jpgIowa is the latest State to sign a Memorandum of Understanding and join forces with the U.S. Department of Labor to combat employee misclassification.  Although Labor Secretary Solis has announced her resignation, it appears that the Misclassification Initiative that she championed continues, at least for now.

As mentioned in a previous post, these Memorandums

WorkerWorkingXSmall.jpgI read this morning that there have been 7,064 lawsuits filed under the Fair Labor Standards Act so far this year.  I believe this is a record for wage and hour violation claims and the year is only half over.  This is also nearly sixty more FLSA lawsuits than was filed in all of 2011

MortgageApp.XSmall.jpgI wanted to give our readers a quick update on the status of mortgage loan officers.  In Mortgage Bankers Ass’n v. Solis, a federal district court in Washington D.C. recently rejected a challenge to the March 2010 DOL administrator’s interpretation that mortgage loan officers do not generally meet the administrative exemption under the FLSA.   As

signing.memo.XSmall.jpgLouisiana is the latest State to sign a Memorandum of Understanding and join forces with the U.S. Department of Labor to combat employee misclassification.  These Memorandums of Understanding with state government agencies arose as part of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Misclassification Initiative, with the goal of preventing, detecting and remedying employee misclassification. Louisiana is