August 27, 2010 Timekeeping and Attendance

As I’ve mentioned many times before, the Department of Labor is taking a far more aggressive stance, increasing enforcement efforts, prosecuting more aggressively, and seeking larger recoveries from employers. Experts are predicting a surge in wage and hour enforcement efforts. I’ve spoken with several employment attorneys about this, and all of them have indicated that wage and hour issues are the nation’s fastest growing type of litigation. One attorney said that “multi-plaintiff wage and hour lawsuits pose the greatest employment litigation threat to American businesses today."

Now more than ever, it’s essential that employers have accurate and precise records of hours worked. Today we’ll be speaking with an expert in time and attendance. Our guest is Jose Gaona, the Executive Vice President of Operations for Qqest. Mr. Gaona has extensive experience in the time and attendance space. He served 16 years with Ceridian Employer Services where he managed their time and attendance product line.