Payroll Assessment Primer: Making Sense Of Multi‑Layered Wage And Hour Regulations

An exploration of how differing wage laws across municipal, state, and federal regulations create compliance challenges for employers. Understanding these variations is essential to conducting a thorough assessment.

Background

In our last article, we discussed sampling as a way of focusing a labor and employment assessment while still achieving accurate results. We also briefly discussed the types of data necessary to complete a successful pay assessment and some of the considerations regarding different regulations. In this article, we discuss the intersection of state and federal laws in more detail and issues to consider when conducting an assessment.

Federal, State, and Local Considerations