Proper determination of an employment relationship has become a perennial problem for employers,employees, and the United States government. The extent of the problem, according to a recent UnitedStates Government Accountability Office (GAO) report while "unknown", it is estimated that it...
For employers, a reoccurring theme in practitioner publications with respect to the determination of the employment relationship is the complexity of and the variety of federal and state laws and regulations related to the determination of independent contractor status. Employers claim that the primary ...
The purpose of this study is to examine the nature of the problems, recent initiatives at the federal and state levels of government, and identify suggestions for employers to mitigate the problemsassociated with the proper determination of an employment relationship. 展开 ...
As the year wraps up, we’re rounding up the new workplace laws that will take effect on January 1. With so many laws about to kick in, it can be hard to keep track of it all. Here’s a guide to some of the federal and state laws you’ll need to comply with on day one of...
States can default to the federal minor labor laws or write their own in accordance with federal laws. For instance, some states allow minors under 16 to work just three hours per day on a school day in accordance with federal law, whereas other states give employers and minors more flexibil...
Federal whistleblower laws Many federal laws include provisions to protect whistleblowers. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act offers protection from termination, harassment and other retaliatory employment actions by an employer for reporting fraud, even if a court later finds that the laws were not violated. The...
Computer-based monitoring in the American workplace: Surveillance technologies and legal challenges and legal, employers who aggressively monitor must stay current on the laws because they may be liable for multiple violations of federal and state laws... HJ Wen,P Gershuny - 《Social Science Electr...
All forms of wage theft are against Illinois law — and the laws of nearly every other state, along with the federal government. Yet many employers still commit wage theft, often because they face few consequences when they get caught, according to Uribe. ...
Georgia and Wyoming both have a minimum wage of just $5.15 but employees covered under the FLSA are subject to the federal minimum wage of $7.25. The minimum wage in Oklahoma is $2 for employers with fewer than 10 full-time employees at any single location and for employers with $100,000...
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