Giving a 1099 to This Teenage Worker Was Illegal
My niece’s employer took advantage of her by paying her as an independent contractor with a 1099 but insisted they did nothing wrong.
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Preventing COVID-19 Employment Claims
With the COVID-19 pandemic, small businesses are more vulnerable than ever to employment claims, from both existing statutes and new laws recently...
Sher Shields, MBA, Stratus HR Marketing Coordinator
May 28, 2020
New Overtime Rule Compliance Strategies
If you have exempt employees making less than $35,568, you'll need to implement 1 of these 4 overtime compliance strategies for each affected...
Colin Thompson, Stratus HR Vice President - Human Resources
Jan 9, 2020
New Overtime Rule: Minimum Salary Raised to $35,568
The DOL has officially released a final overtime rule requiring employees to earn at least $35,568 to be exempt from overtime, effective January 1,...
Colin Thompson, Stratus HR Vice President - Human Resources
Sep 25, 2019
DOL Concludes Virtual Gig Workers are Independent Contractors
Virtual workers who find gigs through an app (Lyft, Uber, Grubhub, DoorDash, Uber Eats, TaskRabbit) are officially independent contractors.
Sher Shields, MBA, Stratus HR Marketing Coordinator
May 3, 2019
Paying Nonexempt Employees When They Travel
If an hourly employee is required to travel, there are several what-if questions you need to ask to determine how much of the travel time should be...
Brad Fagergren, Esquire, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Stratus HR Legal Counsel
Oct 15, 2018
New Overtime Law Rejected
The DOL's overtime law to bump an exempt employee's minimum salary to $47,476 was rejected in court. What this means for employers...
Brad Fagergren, Esquire, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Stratus HR Legal Counsel
Sep 18, 2017
DOL Overtime Rule On Hold for Now
The DOL's new overtime rule that was set to take effect on December 1 has been postponed until a pending lawsuit is resolved.
Colin Thompson, Stratus HR Vice President - Human Resources
Nov 24, 2016
Are Teachers Considered to be Exempt?
Will teachers have to earn the minimum salary amount of $913/week to be considered exempt from overtime?
Stacey Gibson, PHR, SHRM-SCP, Stratus HR Director of Human Resources
May 31, 2016
