The Staff Corner: July 2013
Payroll Upload Options By Crystal Moreno MANUALLY ENTERING PAYROLL RECORDS Everyone should know how to manually enter payrolls, even those that choose to electronically upload their records....
View ArticleDOL Secretary Announces Davis-Bacon Enforcement Priorities
Article by Jade Banks LCPtracker Labor Advisor The recently installed Secretary of Labor’s address at the 2013 AFL-CIO Convention on September 10, 2013, reaffirmed the Department of Labor’s (DOL)...
View ArticleHow Not to be Part of the Problem- LCPtracker
We have all heard tales of Wage Theft but did you know that it costs workers millions of dollars every year? All too often workers toil away with no benefits and no assurance that they will actually be...
View Article17 Things You NEED to Know About SB 854 Requirements in California
There are some very important changes being implemented by SB 854 for California contractors on January 1st, 2015. We understand that keeping up with new regulations and laws is a challenge so we have...
View ArticleDOL Drops Anchor to Create Ripple Effect in Labor Compliance for 2015
The Department of Labor is stationed and ready to battle companies who skirt labor laws whether intentionally or by accident. David Weil, administrator of the Wage and Hour division of the Department...
View Article39 Employees + Misclassification = $87,239 in Back Wages
Prevailing wage has been set into place in many states to ensure that workers are receiving the amount due to them for the scope of work they are performing. The Davis-Bacon and Related Acts assure...
View Article$305,000 Later A Firm Learned A Valuable Lesson
How and when should overtime wages be paid? If you cannot answer this question you may be in trouble. It is a lack of knowledge on that very subject that has M.H. Electric paying more than $305k in...
View ArticleNew Prevailing Wage Laws Passed in Massachusetts
Some construction workers know what its like to go for weeks without pay, to be paid less than promised, and to not receive overtime pay when they work it. They are hired strategically as independent...
View ArticleWhy Repealing Prevailing Wage Laws Costs States More Money
Wisconsin recently proposed repealing its prevailing wage law in hopes to save money. In reality this measure will cost the state nearly 9,000 jobs, $1.2 billion in revenue, $77 million in tax revenue,...
View ArticlePlague to the Construction Industry
The construction industry is in need of workers from all backgrounds to fill in, but most importantly: it needs experienced, skilled workers. During the economic recession, almost 2 million workers...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....