“Investigation Time, Come On!” Keep Kool with Our Wage & Hour Investigation Response Video

Our last weekly update featured a video on preparing for potential Department of Labor (DOL) wage and hour investigations. Are your clients also ready to respond once the DOL has initiated a wage and hour investigation? Watch this video by attorney Rex Fennessey of McMahon Berger.

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