Lancaster Law Blog

Last month the Department of Labor announced the addition of its "Overtime Calculator" to the five other previously published FLSA Advisors. Although it is unlikely that the Calculator will displace Spider...

Having identified several of the most common Wage & Hour mistakes in the last post, I wanted to expound upon 5 of them that I see over and over again: 1.    Misclassifying nonexempt employees as exempt...

Now that summer is here, many employers will be hiring teenagers to fill temporary jobs. There are state and federal limitations on the maximum hours of work, types of work, and work authorization documentation for...

Employers who obtain credit information in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act must be aware of the limitations on its use created by the Bankruptcy Act. Section 575 of the Bankruptcy Act protects...

The Central Penn Business Journal’s Morning Roundup featured an Associated Press article entitled "Small Business Owners shouldn’t use interns as substitute employees". This is the same issue...