In case there was any question, an Indiana staffing company, Access Therapies, learned late last month that the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) does not absolve employers of their responsibilities under state wage and hour laws. The Southern District of […]
IRS Announces Impending Tighter Enforcement of Employer-Provided Meals, Fringe Benefits
October 14, 2014
Internal Revenue Code § 119 allows employers to deduct 100% of the value of meals provided to employees when they are for the convenience of the employer, and they are furnished on the business premises of the employer. Meals provided […]
DOL Makes It Official: New FLSA Regulations Delayed Until 2015
October 13, 2014
Back in late May, we told you that the Department of Labor had released its required Semiannual Regulatory Agenda. The Agenda, which is not binding on the DOL, included several FLSA-related items. Most importantly, the DOL listed its plans to […]
Department of Labor Sends Final $10.10 Minimum Wage Rule to OMB for Approval
September 24, 2014
Back in February, we told you about President Obama’s Executive Order 13658 increasing the minimum wage for federal contractor employees. Late last week, the Department of Labor’s Wage & Hour Division (WHD) submitted its Final Rule implementing EO 13658 to […]
Not Just Minimum Wage: Proposed Paid Sick Leave Laws on the Rise, Too
September 18, 2014
Earlier this month, we told you about California’s new statewide sick leave law, which Governor Brown subsequently signed. While minimum wage increases seem to be getting the lion’s share of the press right now, proposed paid sick leave laws are […]
White Collar Exemptions: Paying Employees Wages in Equity, Rather than Cash
September 17, 2014
The saying goes that “Cash is King.” However, entrepreneurs often quickly learn (sometimes in painful ways) that it is Cash Flow that is really King. Run a quick Google search for “accounts receivable” financing or factoring to get a sense […]
Second, Third Circuits Tighten FLSA Pleading Standards, Challenge “Barebones” Complaints
September 11, 2014
Apologies to John Steinbeck, but in some ways, both 2013 and 2014 have been the winters of FLSA plaintiffs’ discontent on the East Coast. Last summer, the Second Circuit (which covers New York, Connecticut, and Vermont) issued a number of […]
One of the many songs written by Shel Silverstin became a hit for Bobby Bare back in 1976, and the title of Bare’s album that appears in the headline of this post. “The Winner” tells the story about a man who […]