The sole owner of an LLC was individually liable to the IRS for unpaid payroll taxes under a recent federal appeals court ruling in S.P. McNamee, CA-2 Docket 05-6251-cv, May 23, 2007. The owner, a sole proprietor of an...
The incidents of corporate raiding and mass employee defections to competitors are on the rise as businesses scramble to find and retain high quality employees. Under any business model, it is far easier to recruit away...
Give Your Laptop a Vacation?
June 28, 2007
Yes, I am one of the 60 percent of Americans who bring their laptop on vacation. But this time, two good things happened. First, I eventually got my computer to work. Second, I was able to read a very nice...
It starts out as a normal workday in the HR department of XYZ company…You just deleted 54 spam e-mails, listened to 27 inane voice messages, and refilled the empty coffee pot (again). You look out the window to...
Ten Tips for Surviving a Wage and Hour Audit
June 20, 2007
The Fair Labor Standards Act is Archaic. The FLSA was enacted in 1938 with only minor amendments since then. It doesn’t fit into today’s economy. For example, Overtime is still described and viewed as a...