Where to draw the line on who is or isn’t an exempt employee isn’t always clear. One company just got hit hard for making the wrong call.

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Tags: Court rulings, Employment tax, Enforcement, Hiring & training staff, Payroll, Penalties, Tax compliance

As if you needed more proof that misclassifying workers could cost your company big time:

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Tags: DOL, Exempt/Nonexempt, Legal trouble, Overtime, Payroll

It’s an extreme case, but it has lessons for every company: Not meeting your employer obligations can cost you big time.

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Tags: Employees, FLSA, Overtime, Payroll

It happens every year: The clock rolls back one hour — and Payroll has to deal with confusion about how to pay shift workers during that “missing hour.”

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Tags: Communication, Daylight Savings, IRS regs, OT pay, Payroll

Be careful: You can’t use the “fluctuating workweek” method to calculate overtime pay for certain employees.

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Tags: Court rulings, Exempt/Nonexempt, FSLA, Overtime, Payroll