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15% of Michigan employers face additional unemployment tax

11/20/2008

Plummeting unemployment insurance funds and rising state debt will likely trigger a “solvency tax” on many Michigan employers beginning in January, the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) said.

Laser Saver owner pleads guilty to stealing 401(k) contributions

11/10/2008

Gregory Lockhart, owner of Laser Saver Inc., a printer cartridge remanufacturer in Columbus, has pleaded guilty to willful failure to file financial reports for the company’s 401(k) plan with the U.S. Department of Labor.

Camaraderie defines culture at Las Vegas advertising firm

11/10/2008

When an R&R Partners employee was diagnosed with cancer last year and took short-term disability leave, her co-workers allowed the Las Vegas ad agency to deduct money from their paychecks to make up the 40% of her pay she didn’t receive while she was out. Camaraderie is part of the organization’s culture.

Employees believe paychecks are accurate

11/10/2008

The economy may be shaky, but employee confidence that their paychecks are accurate remains firm, according to the National Payroll Association, which recently conducted a “Getting Paid in America” survey.

Associated Supermarket execs charged with wage violations

11/07/2008

Two Brooklyn grocers have been charged with underpaying workers by more than $300,000 and falsifying business records. Bienvenido Nuñez, president of the Associated Supermarket in Bushwick, and Martin Duran, vice president, allegedly paid no wages to baggers, who worked for tips …

Did Denver International snowplowers pull a snow job?

11/06/2008

A report released by Denver Auditor Dennis Gallagher in October accused employees in the Denver International Airport’s (DIA) Snow Operation Support Program of willfully collecting nearly $7,000 in unearned overtime pay.

Can we require workers to pay for their uniforms?

11/04/2008

We’d like our retail staff to wear uniforms. Can we charge them for the uniforms? …

OK to pay hourly employees monthly?

10/21/2008

Q. I own a retail store and I have large inventory outlay costs during the first half of the month. To help manage my cash flows, I would like to begin paying my hourly employees at the end of the month. Can I pay them once a month at the end of each month? …

Class action could take huge bite out of Apple

10/20/2008

On Aug. 4, a former employee filed a lawsuit against Apple Inc. for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act and California law. If the court certifies the case for class-action status, as the employee wants—watch out! This could turn into one of the costliest wage-and-hour suits ever …

Temp agencies don’t have to cut check immediately after each assignment

10/20/2008

Some temp employees have tried to argue that they should be paid immediately for their work as soon as they finish a particular assignment—and not have to wait until the next regular payday. They’ve claimed that when each assignment ends, they are in effect being “discharged.” Now a federal trial court has clarified that the end of an assignment isn’t a “discharge.”