Category Archives: Worker Classification

Jun 11, 2012  |   By Todd Stanton →

Touching on the Most Common Issues

Most employers are too busy with their day-to-day operations to expend much bandwidth wringing their hands over the nuances of employment-law compliance.  With this in mind, take a quick look at a rundown of the four most common employment law issues we see in our practice.  Simply knowing that these land mines are out there can go a long way towards avoiding serious problems down     Continue reading

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Mar 20, 2012  |   By Todd Stanton →

Unpaid Internships: No Panacea

Especially in these tough economic times, your company is looking to cut labor costs however it can.  And if you can, at the same time do, a favor for a deserving young person looking to gain industry experience, all the better.  An unpaid intern for your organization, then, would seem like a great idea, right?  You get free help and the intern gets a resume     Continue reading

Posted in Best HR Practices, Fair Labor Standards Act, Featured, Interships, Overtime, Wage Payment, Worker Classification   |  

Nov 28, 2011  |   By Todd Stanton →

Safe Harbor for Misclassified Contractors? Or Snake in the Grass?

In one of my posts last month, I raised the specter of misclassified independent contractors.  If you’d like a refresher about the risks to companies posed by misclassification, take a look here: http://goo.gl/Ptz06.  Trust me – it can get ugly. Among the perils created by misclassification are the potential back taxes, interest, and penalties imposed upon an employer who has treated employees as contractors.  Especially     Continue reading

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