Archive for June, 2009

Are You Making Compensation Mistakes?

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

I frequently work with clients who are being investigated by the Department of Labor for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act, the federal law that regulates the payment of the minimum wage and overtime compensation. I was recently reminded by a client that the FLSA requires many things that may be legal but certainly [...]

The Next Protected Class: Caregivers

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

Since 1964, federal laws have made it illegal for an employer to discriminate in employment on the basis of race, national origin, color, ethnicity, religion and gender. These are known as “protected classes” of employees–the ones that you as an employer must carefully handle when it comes to hiring, promoting, compensating and firing.
Since the Civil [...]