Corporate Services, Inc. News (2023)

10/26/2023

It may come as a surprise that the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) does not require employers to provide meal or rest periods. But employers can still get in trouble in these ...more

10/11/2023

You might think you know all the ins and outs of when time worked by employees — including overtime — must be paid. ...more

09/20/2023

When it comes to paying employees bonuses, some tricky questions arise....more

09/07/2023

Some states have laws requiring leave for school activities. Are they paid or unpaid? What do we need to do to comply?...more

08/15/2023

Every year around 200,000 service members leave active duty to re-enter the civilian work force or pursue higher education....more

05/22/2023

The Sixth Circuit (KY, MI, OH and TN) has become the second federal appeals court to toughen the standard for plaintiffs seeking court-authorized notice to potential claimants...more

03/31/2023

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires most companies to pay minimum wage and overtime pay for employees unless they qualify for an exemption....more

03/17/2023

Reductions in paid time off (PTO) and whether or not PTO are part of an employee's salary were the critical issues in a precedential decision that the Third Circuit Court of A...more

02/23/2023

On February 22, 2023, the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. v. Hewitt, holding that paying an employee a "day rate"...more

02/16/2023

Breaks, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and nursing moms — new guidance from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) helps employers make sure they are applying the r...more

02/14/2023

Human resource professionals know that issues surrounding available Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave can get complicated and difficult to manage....more

02/09/2023

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is serious about enforcing federal labor laws, as shown by three recent cases that resulted in million-dollar payouts by alleged offenders....more

01/05/2023

On January 4, 2023, the Biden administration released its long-awaited Fall 2022 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. Typically, these semi-annual agendas ar...more