Presumed Guilty: What Employers Need to Know About the DC Wage Theft Law
Lerch Early employment attorneys Michael Neary, Julie Reddig, and Rick Vernon spoke on February 14 at the DC Wage Theft Law Seminar presented by the Associated General Contractors of DC (AGC). …
New Joint Employer Test Impacts Businesses Using Subcontractors and Independent Contractors
New Joint Employer Test Impacts Businesses Using Subcontractors and Independent Contractors Maryland and Virginia businesses that use subcontractors or independent contractors need to pay particular attention to a new …
Why Plaintiffs’ Attorneys Hope That Employers Continue to Treat Employment Documents Like ‘Commodities’
Why Plaintiffs’ Attorneys Hope That Employers Continue to Treat Employment Documents Like ‘Commodities’ One of the definitions of “commodity” in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary is “a mass-produced unspecialized product.” Commoditization is …
Attention Employers: A New I-9 Form for Employment Verification Must Be Used as of January 21, 2017
Attention Employers: A New I-9 Form for Employment Verification Must Be Used as of January 21, 2017 All employers should be using the new I-9 form for employment verification purposes …
DC Employers Should Comply Now with New Wage Theft Act to Avoid Severe Financial and Criminal Penalties
The District of Columbia’s Wage Theft Prevention Amendment Act of 2014 that went into effect this February requires DC employers to provide employees with more information about their wages and …