Tag: classifying employees

Employers can learn lessons from DOL’s FLSA woes

By Tammy Binford Sep 7, 2016 HR Hero Line

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

Many thought it ironic in mid-August when news broke that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) had agreed to a $7 million settlement in a 10-year-old dispute with its own employees and their union. The same agency charged with policing how employers comply with the wage and hour law apparently had compliance problems of its […]

Correctly Classifying a Worker as an Independent Contractor

By New York Employment Law Letter Jun 6, 2008 HR Hero Line

Updated: Jun 6, 2008

by Tracey A. Cullen It’s no news flash that companies must proceed with caution when classifying someone who provides them with services as an independent contractor. Independent contractors are paid flat fees without tax deductions or employment taxes. Employees are paid salaries subject to withholding, FICA, FUTA, and other employment taxes and are protected under […]