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Misclassification of Workers, Facebook Based Termination and the NLRB and Documenting Doc Fees | Compli.com

Your HR & Regulatory Compliance Newsletter

November 2011 —

In this issue: the DOL and IRS team up to combat the misclassification of workers. Also, lessons to be learned from a Facebook based termination brought to the NLRB and what to watch out for with Doc Fees.

	DOL and IRS Jointly Combat Misclassification of Workers as Independent Contractors The US Department of Labor (DOL) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently announced they will be joining forces to investigate and correct the misclassification of workers as independent contractors. Read on to learn what this will mean for your organization. Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C Labor and Employment Law Alert November 2011, "The U.S. Department of Labor and the Internal Revenue Service Jointly Combat Misclassification of Workers as Independent Contractors," Jed L. Marcus, Michael T. Hensley, Andree Peart Laney, Emily J. Wexler

	A Picture is Worth 1,000 Words-And Facebook Ups That Ante After a salesperson was terminated due to pictures and comments posted of a work event on Facebook, he took his case to the National Labor Relations Board alleging he had been terminated for engaging in "protected and concerted activity." Read on to learn important lessons from this case. Labor Lawyers Update-November 2011, "A Picture is Worth 1,000 Words-and Facebook Ups That Ante," By John Donovan

	Documenting Doc Fees Some say that the charging of document fees is nothing more then nickel and diming customers. Others say doc fees are an important part of dealer income. Read on to learn what you should be watching out for and how to prepare. F&I and Showroom Magazine November 2011 Newsletter, "Documenting Doc Fees," By Tom Hudson

	Compli Webinar Recording: DOL Audits - How to Prepare for the Unexpected Since 2010, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has hired hundreds of new wage and hour investigators. As a result, the likelihood of a wage and hour audit has increased significantly. Join Compli and Timothy Scott, Partner at Fisher & Phillips LLP, as we discuss how to protect your organization by being aware and prepared. Agenda includes: Why the DOL conducts audits What to do when the DOL contacts you about an investigation What areas the DOL can be expected to focus upon How to assess your current wage and hour practices to ensure your organization is in compliance before the DOL knocks on your door View Now: Click Here Upcoming Seminars & Events: February 2012: • Compli to Exhibit at 2012 NADA Convention and Expo For more information, contact Jonica Smith at: jonica@compli.com.

Compli Helps Managers Pinpoint Turnover Trends with Release of Turnover Analytics

Bringing actionable workforce intelligence to management’s fingertips, Compli’s Turnover Analytics provides reports and graphs to help managers readily identify trends in turnover rates, and the causes behind them, thereby enabling management to take proactive actions to mitigate areas of avoidable loss.

With employee turnover costs often running 25+ percent of an employee’s salary, and even higher for executive employees, it’s vital for managers to be able to track and analyze this data over time to retain their best talent. With Compli’s Turnover Analytics managers will have access to the following information:

Turnover percentage for each termination reason, location, group and supervisor
Reporting for both full-time and temporary employees
Company's overall turnover percentage
Distribution of voluntary versus involuntary terminations

“Turnover Analytics enables our customers to proactively address the massive cost and disruption related to employee turnover. Effectively managing the entire employee lifecycle is critical, from hire to new-hire orientation to the entire employment experience, and understanding why companies lose employees they would like to keep is an important part of that process too. With these new analytic capabilities, managers will have real-time information to detect turnover trends, including what’s happening by location and supervisor, which will have a dramatic impact on a company’s ability to go after the root cause of the problem. In some cases it may be improving a supervisor or manager’s management skills that’s needed, or it could be a cultural or environmental issue at a given location that needs to be addressed. Compli’s Turnover Analytics will help identify that. It’s an important component in the battle to improve employee retention.”

Lon Leneve, President and CEO of Compli.