Employers Beware: Payroll Mistakes Are Costly and Self-Audits Will Help Minimize Risk
7/1/19
By: Janet Barringer
A six-figure fine recently imposed on an employer by the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office for wage & hour violation is an eye-opener for a few reasons. First, the financial penalty underscores employers must regularly examine their payroll …
California Court Rules That Payroll Companies Are Not Liable For Employer’s Wage And Hour Violations
4/25/19
By: Michael Shepherd
The California Supreme Court recently provided clarity to payroll companies in Goonewardene v. ADP, LLC (2019) 6 Cal.5th 817. In Goonewardene, Plaintiff alleged claims of negligence and negligent misrepresentation against a payroll company based on wages …
California Appellate Court Concludes That Employer Lawfully Rounded Employee Time Up and Down
7/12/18
By: Laura Flynn
The Second District of the California Court of Appeal has ruled that calculating payroll by automatically rounding workers’ hours either up or down to the nearest quarter-hour is legal as long as it does not result in …