By Brian Hamilton and Mary Ellen Biery It has been said that the worst problems are the ones you don’t see coming, and there is a significant problem brewing in D.C. that too few people seem to be paying attention to. At President’s Obama’s urging, the Department of Labor is amending regulations governing the “white […]
I get a lot of questions from my community about using independent contractors and/or freelancers instead of going through the hassle and expense of actually hiring employees. It’s tempting to categorize workers as independent contractors (ICs) rather than employees, because ICs are people considered to be in business for themselves. Therefore, your business is not […]
If you use independent contractors in your small business, you may find yourself being targeted by the Department of Labor, again. You’ll recall that the DOL recently started the process of redefining exempt and nonexempt employees in a way that would make employers liable for a boatload of new overtime payments. On the heels of […]
If you watch any of the true crime shows, you’ll notice that when the bad guys gain entry to a home, they usually break in through the back door. Politicians operate the same way. We’re seeing that right now with President Obama giving marching orders to his regulators and administrators with the hopes of achieving […]
Over the last couple of years the Department of Labor has become fairly aggressive in its enforcement of wage and hours laws. It has been targeting industries suspected of being the most egregious offenders and it is going at enforcement in such a public way as to create a “ripple effect” that will motivate other […]