When Is It Time For A Wage Hour Audit? Answer—Now!

Better safe than sorry is the old adage.  Nowhere is this maxim more applicable than for an employer's compensation practices, especially on issues of classification, working time, and record keeping protocols and obligations.

In the last several years, there has been an escalation of wage hour lawsuits, single and class action.  These cases can be grouped into certain categories that correspond almost exactly to particular payroll practices and corporate/financial decisions that impact the FLSA and state law.  Some of these flashpoint areas are:

• Overtime claims arising from classification of employees as exempt or non-exempt;
•  Independent contractor/consultant classification;