article thumbnail

LA Restaurant Fined Over Half a Million Dollars for Wage Theft; Workers Paid $4 per Hour

HRWatchdog

Wage theft refers to infractions of the California Labor Code involving the payment of wages to worker. A Los Angeles restaurant has been ordered to pay $519,706 for wage theft violations uncovered by the California Labor Commissioner’s Office. Shifts generally lasted seven hours. Shifts generally lasted seven hours.

article thumbnail

The PEO Industry in 2020 & Beyond: What The Next Decade Holds

Genesis HR Solutions

Between 2008 and 2017, the number of worksite employees employed in the PEO industry grew at a compounded annual rate of 8.3%, from about 1.8 Between 2008 and 2017, the number of worksite employees employed in the PEO industry grew at a compounded annual rate of 8.3%, from about 1.8 PEO History & Highlights. million to 3.7

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

What your business can do NOW to prepare for the DOL ‘Blacklisting’ rules and guidance.

The Employer Handbook

In 2014, President Obama signed the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order. However, by Halloween next year, just about any federal contractor or subcontractor with a contract valued at $500,000 (except for subcontracts for commercial-off-the-shelf products) will have to comply with these rules.

article thumbnail

What a Minimum Wage Hike Could Mean for Your Business

Insperity

In the 2014 State of the Union address , President Obama proposed raising the federal minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to $10.10 an hour, and soon after signed an Executive Order to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 Here’s what you should know about a potential increase in the minimum wage.

article thumbnail

Ohio Court Addresses Distinction Between Employees, Contractors

HR Daily Advisor

A few months later, in March 2014, the auditor informed BNA’s accountant that she would be reclassifying as employees all BNA workers who had formerly been classified as independent contractors. On September 19, 2014, the auditor issued a letter informing BNA of the audit results. After receiving a tip that BNA Construction, Ltd.,

article thumbnail

What your business can do NOW to prepare for the DOL ‘Blacklisting’ rules and guidance.

The Employer Handbook

In 2014, President Obama signed the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order. However, by Halloween next year, just about any federal contractor or subcontractor with a contract valued at $500,000 (except for subcontracts for commercial-off-the-shelf products) will have to comply with these rules.

article thumbnail

What Is the Portal-to-Portal Act?

Zenefits

Some questions involve time spent traveling, logging onto computer systems, or answering emails after work hours. Employment attorneys are often asked whether the Portal-to-Portal Act deems specific activities as compensable. Some history behind the FLSA. The FLSA was enacted in 1938. In an early ruling on the FLSA, the U.S.