Wage and Hour

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  Employment Law Guide

  Employer-Sponsored Charitable and Social Events: Federal

  This guide helps HR professionals understand how to minimize the risk of liability from holiday parties, charity benefits and other employer-sponsored functions. It highlights several areas of risk, including wage and hour claims by nonexempt employees, sexual harassment claims, alcohol-related incidents, and more. Employer-Sponsored Charitable and Social Events addresses federal requirements only and does not include state or local guides.

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  FAQs

  Are independent contractors covered by workers' compensation?

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  Employment Law Guide

  Overtime: Ohio

  Ohio's wage and hour law requires covered employers to pay nonexempt employees overtime for every hour worked in excess of 40 hours in a workweek. This guide provides an overview of Ohio employment law requirements HR must follow with respect to this law.

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  Employment Law Guide

  Recordkeeping for Employee Compensation Purposes: Kentucky

  Kentucky law requires covered employers to keep records about employees' wages and hours, including the minimum wage tip credit. This guide provides an in-depth review of Kentucky employment law requirements HR must follow with respect to wage and hour recordkeeping.

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  Employment Law Guide

  Recordkeeping for Employee Compensation Purposes: Ohio

  Ohio law requires covered employers to keep records about employees' wages and hours. This guide provides an in-depth review of Ohio employment law requirements HR must follow with respect to wage and hour recordkeeping.

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  Employment Law Guide

  Recruiting: Texas

  This guide provides HR professionals with an overview of Texas laws addressing employer recruiting practices. It covers recruiting methods and sources, advertising dos and don'ts, laws regarding job applications, considerations for recruiting minors, avoiding discrimination risk and more.

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  Employment Law Guide

  Independent Contractors: Ohio

  Ohio considers different factors to determine whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor under its workers compensation law, unemployment insurance law, and more. This guide provides an in-depth review of Ohio employment law requirements with respect to independent contractors.

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  Employment Law Guide

  Employee Classification: New Hampshire

  New Hampshire's wage and hour law exempts from its overtime requirements employees of certain seasonal, amusement and recreational establishments. This guide provides a review of New Hampshire employment law requirements with respect to employee classification.

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  Letters and Forms

  WH-5, Certificate of Training Form for 4-H Federal Extension Service Training Program and Vocational Agriculture Training Program

  As mandated by the US Department of Labor, covered employers must file Form WH-5 in order to employ minors who are 14 or 15 years of age in certain restricted hazardous occupations in agriculture.

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  Employment Law Guide

  Employee Classification: Florida

  Florida's wage and hour law exempts from its minimum wage requirements certain employees, including executives, administrators and professionals. This guide provides an in-depth review of Florida employment law requirements with respect to employee classification.