W. Garnett & Associates: Human Capital Management Solutions » Minimum wages http://wgarnett.com Human Capital Management Solutions For The REAL World Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:00:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Auditing Your Wage and Hour Compliance http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/auditing-your-wage-and-hour-compliance/ http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/auditing-your-wage-and-hour-compliance/#comments Sat, 16 Apr 2011 15:04:18 +0000 wgarnett http://wgarnett.com/?p=4147 Businesses should give consideration to auditing their wage and hour compliance on a regular basis.  What can your organization do to get ahead of this massive mobilization? The most effective course is to conduct an internal audit before the DOL shows up at your door. An audit will enable an employer to identify compliance concerns and change any practices that might present an unacceptable risk of liability.  If you are interested in reading more about wage and hour compliance link to the full article below.

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]]> http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/auditing-your-wage-and-hour-compliance/feed/ 0 The Hospitality Industry Is In the Sights of DOL http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/hospitality-industry-is-in-the-sights-of-dol/ http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/hospitality-industry-is-in-the-sights-of-dol/#comments Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:40:24 +0000 wgarnett http://wgarnett.com/?p=3736 Armed with additional funding in the FY 2011 budget, Solis has gone on a hiring spree, adding 710 enforcement staff, including bilingual investigators. The number of inspectors has increased by more than one third. The department’s $14 billion discretionary budget request includes a 4 percent increase for worker protection programs, with the goal of restoring funding and staffing for these programs to FY 2001 levels.

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]]> http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/hospitality-industry-is-in-the-sights-of-dol/feed/ 0 FLSA: Overtime Awareness Pays http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/flsa-overtime-awareness-pays/ http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/flsa-overtime-awareness-pays/#comments Sun, 21 Mar 2010 14:31:06 +0000 wgarnett http://wgarnett.com/?p=3109 In general, federal wage and hour rules apply to any business with at least two employees and $500,000 in revenues. But there are exceptions as well as state guidelines that may also apply.

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]]> http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/flsa-overtime-awareness-pays/feed/ 0 Husk Energy Failure to Pay the Required Minimum Wage and Overtime http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/failure-to-pay-the-required-minimum-wage-and-overtime/ http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/failure-to-pay-the-required-minimum-wage-and-overtime/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:19:40 +0000 wgarnett http://wgarnett.com/?p=3086 Just last week the U.S. Department of Labor announced that Husk Energy, a petroleum refinery in Lima, Ohio, agreed to pay nearly $1,000,000 in back wages after an investigation by the Department of Labor in which it was found that its employees were not being paid overtime compensation.

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]]> http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/failure-to-pay-the-required-minimum-wage-and-overtime/feed/ 0 Common Mistakes and Avoiding FLSA Compliance http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/common-mistakes-and-avoiding-flsa-compliance/ http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/common-mistakes-and-avoiding-flsa-compliance/#comments Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:51:03 +0000 wgarnett http://wgarnett.com/?p=3081 For some reason, many employers unwittingly run afoul of the FLSA just by carrying out what they deem to be commonsensical approaches to managing their employees. Need an employee to stay an extra hour or two so you promise that person equal “comp” time off, forget it—you’ve probably just committed wage theft by not paying overtime. Let’s examine some common mistakes like this one that employers make.

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]]> http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/common-mistakes-and-avoiding-flsa-compliance/feed/ 0 FLSA Pitfall Compliance http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/flsa-pitfall-compliance/ http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/flsa-pitfall-compliance/#comments Sun, 21 Feb 2010 03:25:24 +0000 wgarnett http://wgarnett.com/?p=2899 FLSA pitfalls will be costly to the workplace.  Wage and hour claims are increasing rapidly, which can be costly to business owners who are unaware of the proper guidelines, attorneys at Potomac, Md.-based law firm Shulman, Rogers, Gandal, Pordy, & Ecker, P.A. have witnessed. Further, class action lawsuits are also becoming increasingly prevalent.

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]]> http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/flsa-pitfall-compliance/feed/ 0 Top 10 Wage-and-Hour Settlements Tally 44% More in 2009 http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/top-10-wage-and-hour-settlements-tally-44-more-in-2009/ http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/top-10-wage-and-hour-settlements-tally-44-more-in-2009/#comments Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:46:35 +0000 wgarnett http://wgarnett.com/?p=2819 Wage and Hour claims are on the rise in the workplace.  In a trend that is expected to continue in 2010, settlements in major wage-and-hour lawsuits against corporate defendants rose 44 percent last year. The top 10 cases in 2009 racked up a total of $364 million, compared to $253 million in 2008, a law firm known for its employment defense work reports, citing court records.

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http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/top_wage-and-hour_suits_win_big-bucks_settlements_up_44_in_2009/

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]]> http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/top-10-wage-and-hour-settlements-tally-44-more-in-2009/feed/ 0 Does Hourly or Salary Pay Affects Happiness? http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/does-hourly-or-salary-pay-affects-happiness/ http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/does-hourly-or-salary-pay-affects-happiness/#comments Sat, 02 Jan 2010 19:25:21 +0000 wgarnett http://wgarnett.com/?p=2741 Does pay have an effect on employee happiness?  Will more money make you happier? Well, that depends on if you are paid hourly or by salary according to a new study published in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. Researchers from the University of Toronto and Stanford University have found that income was more strongly associated with happiness for individuals paid by the hour than by salary.

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http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/thriving101/200912/how-hourly-or-salary-pay-affects-happiness

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]]> http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/does-hourly-or-salary-pay-affects-happiness/feed/ 0 Under The FLSA Are Managers Always Exempt from Overtime Pay? http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/under-the-flsa-are-managers-always-exempt-from-overtime-pay/ http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/under-the-flsa-are-managers-always-exempt-from-overtime-pay/#comments Thu, 24 Dec 2009 20:04:38 +0000 wgarnett http://wgarnett.com/?p=2699 Companies better become aware of their responsibility under the FLSA.  The Fair Labor Standards Act clarifies rules for manager.  Managers generally are exempt from overtime compensation under state and federal wage and hour laws. However, it is important to remember that it is job duties and not job titles that determine whether or not an employee actually is exempt from this important source of increased compensation.

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http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/press-release/managers-are-not-always-exempt-from-overtime-pay-126570.php

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]]> http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/under-the-flsa-are-managers-always-exempt-from-overtime-pay/feed/ 0 Walt’s Food Center Violates Child Labor Laws, Fined $55K http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/walts-food-center-violates-child-labor-laws-fined-55k/ http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/walts-food-center-violates-child-labor-laws-fined-55k/#comments Sat, 19 Dec 2009 22:04:17 +0000 wgarnett http://wgarnett.com/?p=2716 Walt’s Food Center grocery store, which has a location in Tinley Park, has been fined $55,000 by the US District Court in Chicago after an investigation by the US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found the company in violation of child labor provisions, according to a release from the Department of Labor.

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http://www.frankfortstation.com/Articles-c-2009-12-07-202385.112113_Walts_violates_child_labor_laws_fined_55K.html

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