By Christopher Mann
A Louisiana federal court recently denied an employer's efforts to dismiss a claim filed by employees seeking payment for time spent working before the official start and after the official end of the workday. The case serves as a reminder that employers must ensure employees don't work "off the clock" and are paid for all hours actually worked.

By Tammy Binford, Contributing Editor
It looks like employers required to file EEO-1 reports won’t have to submit pay and hours-worked data beyond the deadline coming up September 30.

Despite concerns about greater competition for talent, anticipated labor shortages, and high turnover, less than one-fourth (21%) of employers are increasing merit increase budgets for 2020, according to Mercer’s 2019/2020 US Compensation Planning Survey.

By Tammy Binford, Contributing Editor
With details still being hashed out and the governor still in negotiations with powerhouse companies, the California Legislature has passed a bill expected to make the gig economy workforce more expensive to maintain.

By Beth A. Kahn and Ryan C. McKim, Clark Hill LLP
A restaurant server sued her employer for reimbursement for the cost of the shoes it required employees to wear. The employee analogized the shoes to a uniform, arguing they were a "necessary expenditure," and the restaurant must either provide them for free or reimburse employees for buying them.

By Reggie Gay
Can temporary employees be hired as exempt employees or weekly salaried employees?

By Roger Lee, Cofounder, Human Interest
The U.S. economy is the strongest it’s been in decades, but American small business employees are facing a dilemma when it comes to saving for their futures.