KPMG, Deloitte and PricewaterhouseCoopers are three of the "Big Four" international professional services firms, along with Ernst & Young.

The United States Department of Labor recently sued a San Rafael, California, restaurant for allegedly committing repeated violations of time and attendance legislation.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg recently proposed increasing the state's $7.25 minimum wage by $1 an hour to bring workers' earnings more in line with the current cost of living.

Indianapolis hotel workers recently filed a time and attendance lawsuit against 10 major hotel chains and human resources company Hospitality Staffing Solutions (HSS) over alleged wage and hour violations.

A federal class action lawsuit was recently filed against New Mexico's Valencia County Commission, accusing the county of violating time and attendance legislation, the Valencia County News-Bulletin reports.

Temporary and contract hiring will increase in 2012, according to a recent CareerBuilder survey.

Benefits administration is a crucial part of many companies.

Professional services firm KPMG was recently sued for time and attendance violations for allegedly misclassifying thousands of entry-level audit workers as exempt from overtime provisions set by the Fair Labor Standards Act.

A group of eight California car washes sued for time and attendance violations recently agreed to pay more than $1 million in back wages to their workers.