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Special Rules for Owners Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), employees must be paid a minimum hourly wage and an overtime premium of one and one-half times the regular rate of pay for hours worked in excess of forty...
Question of the Week: How Does an Employee Change the Number of Exemptions Claimed?
This week’s question comes from Donna, an office manager. An employee wants to change the number exemptions (withholding allowances) claimed. What should I do? Answer: Have the employee complete and...
Executive Exemption Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), employees must be paid a minimum hourly wage and an overtime premium of one and one-half times the regular rate of pay for hours worked in excess of forty...
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report Update for August 9, 2008
According to the US Department of Labor, in the week ending August 9, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 450,000, a decrease of 10,000 from the previous week's revised...
Tip of the Week: Save Time and Money with Direct Deposit
Are you tired of issuing stop payments for lost checks? Do you get requests from employees on vacation to be paid in advance? Would you like to solve these problems, increase security, and save...
US Department of Labor Issues Opinion Letter on Service Coordinators, Learned Professional Exemption
The US Department of Labor recently issued non-Administrator signed Opinion Letter FLSA2008-10NA. Although Opinion Letters only apply to the exact set of facts and circumstances presented in each...
US Department of Labor Issues Opinion Letter on Law Enforcement Partial Exemption
The US Department of Labor recently issued non-Administrator signed Opinion Letter FLSA2008-9NA. Although Opinion Letters only apply to the exact set of facts and circumstances presented in each...
US Department of Labor Issues Opinion Letter on On-call Time
The US Department of Labor recently issued non-Administrator signed Opinion Letter FLSA2008-8NA. Although Opinion Letters only apply to the exact set of facts and circumstances presented in each...
Law Firm Ruled Liable for Predecessor’s Unpaid Payroll Taxes
A successor law firm is liable for unpaid payroll taxes of its predecessor and could not prevent the IRS from levying and placing liens on its accounts. In Hwang Law Firm, LLC v. United States, DC...
Question of the Week: Can Sole Proprietors Pay Themselves Wages?
This week’s question comes from Jon, a sole proprietor: I run my business as a sole proprietorship. Can I pay myself wages and withhold taxes? Answer: Sole proprietors are considered self-employed...
