There can be costly consequences for misclassifying a worker who gets overtime as one who doesn't, and Washington just upped the price to play by its rules. On April 23, the U.S. Department of Labor ...

Getting Fair Labor Standards Act compliance wrong can cost you. Get it right before someone files a complaint. You have a slacker exempt employee who just showed up three hours late, again. You dock ...

The lower court must now determine if they could be exempt as commission-based employees of a retail or service establishment. Next month, the ante goes up for employers to ensure they’ve properly ...

When creating a new position, the department drafts the job description, which should include the job title, summary, duties and responsibilities, required qualifications and skills, and working ...