Small business owners that are first starting out with just a few employees may not have very much trouble organizing the necessary paperwork for payroll and income taxes, schedules and paychecks.

Hurricane Sandy caused devastation along the Eastern Seaboard and left hundreds of thousands of individuals and companies without power.

The U.S. District Court in Clarksburg, West Virginia, recently filed a complaint asking Judge Irene Kelley to recover back wages from RSCR West Virginia.

Swash Farms and Jalaram Produce were recently investigated by the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) as part of a larger effort to tighten up payroll compliance in South Florida's agriculture industry.

As the workforce continues to evolve and expand, companies are looking for new ways to make business processes more efficient and cost effective.

The Department of Labor recently announced that two Pennsylvania restaurants - NaBrasa Brazilian Steakhouse and Iron Abbey Gastro Pub - agreed to pay 42 workers $110,369 in back wages to recover lost pay.

Workers who have filed a lawsuit against their employer Diversified Maintenance Systems recently protested outside of a Kmart in south Minneapolis.

PDQ Pizza, a franchisee operating out of Melbourne, Florida, as Domino's Pizza, recently agreed to pay 401 employees working at 19 locations $371,675 in back wages.

The employee recruitment process is evolving. With the rise of social media sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, it's easier than ever for job seekers to sift through openings and for recruiters to find qualified candidates.