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Misclassifying Your Employees Can Be a Costly Mistake
A recent article in the Times Union discussed a class action settlement for a fuel cell producer, in which the company paid $600,000 to settle the lawsuit over employee misclassification. The suit was brought by former employees who were misclassified as “exempt” and...
DOL’s Final Overtime Rule Vacated – What it Means for Your Business
On Nov. 15, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) final rule to amend current requirements that employees in white-collar occupations must satisfy to qualify for an overtime exemption under the...
Crucial Employer Insights from the DOL’s Employee Benefits Report
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) recently published a report examining employee benefits in the country. The estimates in the report are from the BLS’ National Compensation Survey, which measures costs and trends related to...
