Tim Plewe of Lobb and Cliff wrote this brief and to the point discussion of some problems that businesses face when classifying employees as salaried and hourly employees.
I advise many of my business clients on employment issues and have found over the years that many of the same issues keep coming up over and over with employers. I am seeing a wave of wage and hour claims, that start with threats of claims (often at termination), move on to Labor Commissioner complaints, and often even result in lawsuits. These claims generally revolve around two issues: 1) misclassification of employees as exempt or non-exempt, and 2) meal and rest break periods.
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