Do you hire managers and assistant managers? Have you classified them as overtime exempt? Are they overtime exempt? You may be wondering why that is even a question. They hold managerial positions and they are paid a salary. Why wouldn’t they be exempt? Hooters, having just been served with notice of a nationwide misclassification lawsuit, is […]
Your Sub-Contractor Didn’t Pay Overtime to Its Employees–and Now They’re Suing You…
Let’s suppose that you own a Crackerjack Construction Contractors. You often augment your crew by sub-contracting with Sensational Subcontractors . The arrangement has worked very well for you. Your customers pay you, then you pay Sensational. You pay your employees, and Sensational pays its employees. Everyone is seems just great. Then one day, you find […]
Ding, Dong! The New Overtime Rules Are Dead— Maybe?
So, it looks like the joke’s on me. After all I did just say in last week’s post (click here if you missed it) that even with Trump taking office you still need to pay attention to the new overtime rules. So naturally, yesterday a federal judge, from the Eastern District of Texas, in Nevada […]
Now That Trump Won, Do You Still Need to Worry About Overtime Pay?
Whether or not last week’s election results surprised you, they do portend some significant changes in the near future. I doubt you need me to tell you that Mr. Trump and Mr. Obama have differing views on, well, pretty much everything. At least it seems that way. Some of the changes coming are likely to impact […]
Wait. Has Subway Just Conceded to the DOL That It’s a Joint Employer???
Doctors Associates Inc, owner and franchisor of Subway, recently entered into a voluntary agreement with the US Department of Labor. That’s nice. Or is it? That, of course, depends on what the agreement says and who is looking at it. The agreement purportedly is part of Subway’s “broader efforts to make its franchised restaurants and overall […]