It is no secret that President Trump’s ongoing immigration enforcement efforts include dramatic increases in I-9 inspections and worksite investigations. In his most recent budget proposal, President Trump requested funds for...more
3/6/2020
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Eligibility Verification ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Budget ,
Federal Funding ,
Foreign Workers ,
Form I-9 ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Trump Administration ,
Undocumented Immigrants ,
Workplace Investigations
The federal government just released an updated Form I-9, and although you aren’t required to use the new version until May 1, 2020, best practices dictate that you should start using it immediately. It has been a few years...more
The Social Security Administration recently resurrected its practice of issuing Employer Correction Request notices – also known as “no-match letters” – when it receives employee information from an employer that does not...more
5/8/2019
/ Books & Records ,
E-Verify ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Form I-9 ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
IRS ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Social Security Administration (SSA) ,
Undocumented Immigrants ,
Verification Requirements
The hospitality industry is an increasingly popular target for enforcement actions by government agencies, not to mention lawsuits by plaintiffs’ attorneys. To help avoid three common wage and hour issues that come up too...more
9/6/2018
/ Administrative Exemption ,
Back Pay ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Executive Compensation ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Food Service Workers ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Minimum Wage ,
Misclassification ,
Off-The-Clock ,
Over-Time ,
Salaried Employees ,
Tip Credit ,
Tip-Pooling ,
Tipped Employees ,
Unpaid Wages ,
Wage and Hour
On July 13, 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) issued a Field Assistance Bulletin to its enforcement administrators addressing how to determine if and when a home health caregiver referred to a client by a “home...more
7/24/2018
/ Background Checks ,
Caregivers ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Economic Realities Test ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Field Assistance Bulletins ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Home Health Care ,
Independent Contractors ,
Nurses ,
Reference Checks ,
Wage and Hour
In response to increasing media reports of “karoshi” (employee death due to overwork), Japan has made some major changes to its Labor Standards Act of 1947. Under a recent amendment to the Act, which goes into effect for...more