An excellent piece on per diems and the risk associated with them.  Additionally, employers are seeing an increase overall in Wage and Hour claims.

If you pay per diems make sure they are reasonable, are for expenses that actually occur, and are not tied directly to the number of hours an employee works.

FLSA “per diem” claims on the rise

Fisher & Phillips LLP A recent U.S. Labor Department press release highlights a growing area of scrutiny under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act: Paying “per diem”…