According to the Department of Labor (the DOL), more than 70% of all employers violate the Fair Labor Standards Act (The FLSA). Wage and hour lawsuits can end with significant payments for penalties and back wages. Some employers are blissfully unaware of the regulations they could be in violation of.…
Wage orders 4 and 7 (1) provide for an Inside Sales exemption, under which employees can be exempt from overtime if their earnings exceed 1 ½ times minimum wage and more than 50% of their compensation is from commissions. It is very common for employers to have commission plans under which the…
For many companies business is down and costs are up. As a manager you may be spending hours crunching the numbers to figure out where you can cut expenses and how much you can raise your prices without losing your customers. The last thing you are prepared for is employees…
