C&E Stone Masonry LLC failed to pay overtime for ‘piece work’ An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $602,745, in overtime back wages for 127 employees of a Woods Cross tile installation company that denied them their full wages and benefits. The department’s Wage and Hour Division found C&E Stone Masonry […]
Investigation finds McNeil & NRM Inc. allowed employees to work without pay Federal wage investigators have recovered $67,294 in unpaid wages for 29 workers after their Akron employer, a tire equipment maker, allowed them to work for months without pay. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found McNeil and NRM Inc. failed […]
Reporter suffered bug bites, fired for complaining to management While media organizations depend on their reporters’ abilities to expose issues of public concern, a journalist at the Killeen Daily Herald found themselves out of a job when they complained to the newspaper’s management that they believed fleas had infested their workplace, leaving them with […]
Attorney Harrison Oldham On August 16, 2022, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals issued the historic decision of Williams v. Kincaid, where the Court held that gender dysphoria qualifies as a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA”) and Rehabilitation Act. The decision is the first of its […]
Unemployment is usually paid to the state where the work is performed. But, there is a set of 4 tests you should review to be sure. https://oui.doleta.gov/dmstree/uipl/uipl2k4/uipl_2004a1.htm Localization of service Base of operations Direction and control Residence Only move on to the next test if an employee’s situation doesn’t fit the test. For example, […]
Compliance Coffee Talk: A Colorado Webinar Series DATE & TIME. Wednesday, August 24, 2022. 9:00 am–9:45 am PDT REGISTER NOW Questions? Contact Kaylie Rogers at krogers@littler.com This presentation will provide an overview of Colorado’s new statewide paid family and medical leave insurance program, which takes partial effect January 1, 2023. Topics covered include: Who […]
For states with reciprocity agreements, workers only pay taxes in the state where they live, not the state where they perform the work. As an example, a person who lives in VA but works in West VA would not have to pay state taxes in West VA, because the two states have a tax reciprocity […]
Elder Resource Management Inc. used separate company to disguise overtime hours A federal court has ordered a Pennsylvania mother and daughter to pay more than $2.4 million in overtime back wages and liquidated damages, after a three-day trial confirmed the pair used illegal pay practices to avoid paying full wages to 345 workers who […]
The current I-9 expires on October 31st. So, as per the usual mode of operation, we will either get notice of an extension of use for this form or a new form on or around October 31st. Many changes have been proposed for the new I-9 so we do expect a new form in […]
DHS is proposing to allow for alternative procedures for documents required by the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. This proposed rule would create a framework under which the Secretary of Homeland Security (the Secretary) could authorize alternative options for document examination procedures with respect to some or all employers. Such procedures could be […]