{"id":4148,"date":"2010-10-06T18:15:38","date_gmt":"2010-10-06T22:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/old.visionpayroll.com\/kb\/?p=4148"},"modified":"2010-10-06T18:15:38","modified_gmt":"2010-10-06T22:15:38","slug":"tip-of-the-week-the-implications-of-wage-and-hour-audits-for-employers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/old.visionpayroll.com\/kb\/2010\/10\/tip-of-the-week-the-implications-of-wage-and-hour-audits-for-employers\/","title":{"rendered":"Tip of the Week: The Implications of Wage and Hour Audits for Employers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently, the Wage & Hour\u00a0Division (WHD)<\/a> of the US Department of Labor (DOL)<\/a> has increased its enforcement and audit efforts with employers. The WHD<\/a> wants to ensure workers are fairly paid and employers uphold the law. Unfortunately, businesses that have violated wage and hour laws can face heavy fines and penalties. Many employers often assume a low likelihood of being audited, but they can be targeted, and the likelihood of an audit has been increasing.<\/p>\n

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The Implications of Wage and Hour Audits for Employers<\/div>\r\n<\/div>Audit Selection Can Be Announced or Unannounced<\/strong><\/p>\n

Find out what makes your business more likely to be audited and what the impact is for targeted industries.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Non-Compliant Businesses Are at a Higher Risk<\/strong><\/p>\n

Certain employers may be high on the DOL<\/a> watch list, especially for repeat violations. Learn which violations can be especially troublesome.<\/p>\n

Be Ready if a DOL Representative Visits Your Business to Conduct an Audit<\/strong><\/p>\n

Know the appropriate actions to take if the DOL<\/a> visits your workplace for a wage and hour audit.<\/p>\n

Find Out More About<\/strong> <\/strong>the Implications of Wage and Hour Audits for Employers<\/strong> Now<\/strong><\/p>\n

For more information on each of these topics, be sure to read the featured article by the HR pros at MyHRSupportCenter<\/a>, The Implications of Wage and Hour Audits for Employers<\/em>. If you\u2019re not yet signed up or would like a free trial of MyHRSupportCenter<\/a>, contact Vision Payroll<\/a> today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Recently, the Wage & Hour\u00a0Division (WHD) of the US Department of Labor (DOL) has increased its enforcement and audit efforts with employers. The WHD wants to ensure workers are fairly paid and employers uphold the law. Unfortunately, businesses that have violated wage and hour laws can face heavy fines and penalties. Many employers often assume […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[53,28,89,131],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.visionpayroll.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4148"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.visionpayroll.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.visionpayroll.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.visionpayroll.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.visionpayroll.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4148"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/old.visionpayroll.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4148\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4337,"href":"https:\/\/old.visionpayroll.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4148\/revisions\/4337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.visionpayroll.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.visionpayroll.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.visionpayroll.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}