The Internal Revenue Service is cracking down on wage and hour compliance for 2010. Watch for increased investigations and fines.<\/p>\n
It seems that each year, the IRS has an issue to pursue that is near and dear to its heart. This year is no exception, with the laser-like focus on wage and hour compliance. Businesses need to be alert for this issue and also be aware that the IRS and the Department of Labor are just two avenues of enforcement that may be in place this year. Others may include state or local tax agencies interested in enforcing the rules and regulations in the area.<\/p>\n
The biggest problems generally relate to things such as proper classification, differences between federal and state regulations and not applying wage and hour rules properly. \u201cThere are two big classification errors that generally occur,\u201d said Ty Gomez, a Dallas employment lawyer and business lawyer<\/a>. \u201cThe first one is (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Internal Revenue Service is cracking down on wage and hour compliance for 2010. Watch for increased investigations and fines. It seems that each year, the IRS has an issue to pursue that is near and dear to its heart.…<\/span><\/p>\n