Small business owners may classify their employees in a certain manner for a number of reasons. For example, employing independent contractors often frees up some capital in the form of benefits and ...
Employers are required to pay employment taxes to the IRS. Generally, these payments consist of two portions: the employee’s portion of FICA and income taxes and the employer’s portion of FICA and ...
On February 26, 2026,  the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released a proposed rule to rescind and replace the 2024 worker‑classification ...
Chief among the issues that keep employers up at night is staying compliant with federal and state employment laws. Processing Content Arguably, wage and hour rules are the most complex and cause the ...
A remote employee is one who completes work for a company from a location other than the employer's place of business. Within a small business, it's essential that an employer know how to classify ...
The misclassification of workers—a practice where employees are erroneously labeled as contractors—can lead to grave consequences for both companies and workers alike. In 2015, FedEx settled a lawsuit ...
Properly classifying employees is important in order to avoid litigation, said Sona Ramirez, a board-certified employment lawyer at Clark Hill Strasburger, speaking at a recent NationaLease meeting.