Mark Knuckles and Associates, Inc. - Professional Consulting Agencies
Keeping Good Employers in Compliance Since 1986 HR Alerts

MKAI has provided professional human resource management consulting and technical compliance assistance to all types of employers since 1986. MKAI keeps good employers compliant with the Fair Labor Standards Act, FLSA, WIOA-FLSA, Civil Rights Act Title VII, ADA, FMLA, ADEA, PWFA, and related regulations. MKAI also helps misguided employers achieve and maintain compliance. MKAI serves all types of employers, community rehab and human service firms, residential and home-health providers, law firms, CPA firms, non-profit organizations and for-profit businesses, retail, service, manufacturing, state agencies, and local cities and counties. We know the technical requirements of the laws and how they affect your human resource management.


MKAI Associates include former and retired federal investigators with the U. S. Department of Labor, an attorney from the public sector & law enforcement, and career human resource management professionals from the public and private sectors. Our combination of enforcement and H.R. training and management experience sets us apart. We know the rules regarding the employment of persons with disabilities. We have extensive experience with the "employment relationship" issues, employee vs independent contractor status, and salaried exempt status determinations. We conduct more pre-submission reviews of FLSA Section 14c Special Minimum Commensurate Wage Certificate renewal applications than all other consultants combined.


We know what employers and their counsel must do to comply in workplace environments today. We have the knowledge and experience to help you manage your workplace and workforce. Our goal is your compliance.

 


Our Service Areas


Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, WIOA
Salaried “White Collar” Exemptions
Benefits & Leave Policies
Child Labor Restrictions
Companions and the FLSA
Disabilities & the ADA
EEOC Civil Rights Act Charges
Employee Handbooks
Who Is An Employee?
Work Exploration & Transition
Employee vs. Independent Contractor
Family & Medical Leave
Community-Based Employment
Assessment & Transition Models
Long-Term-Part-Time EEs

FLSA Commensurate Wages
FLSA Commensurate Wages
FLSA Un-Paid On-Duty Sleep Time
FLSA Prevailing Rates
FLSA Workweek
Furloughs & Pay Reductions
Hiring & Terminations
Job/Position Descriptions
Lawful Interviewing & Hiring
Minimum Wages & Hours Worked
On Call Time, Call Back
Overtime & Comp Time Off
Part 541 Salary Exemptions
Policies & Procedure Manuals
Problem Employee Management

Progressive Discipline
Recordkeeping & Pay Deductions
Residential Work Schedules
Sexual Harassment Avoidance
Workplace Conduct Investigations
Unlawful Harassment Charges
Volunteers & Volunteer Time
Pump Act and Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
Wage & Hour Compliance
Wage & Hour Division Investigations
Substance Abuse Policies
Community Based Organizations
Workplace Violence Policies
Domestic Employee Rules

Competitive Integrated Employment


Settlement Agreements and Compliance Reviews


We know how settlement agreements work. We can help you and your legal counsel negotiate the best settlement agreement. We know how to calculate back wages and get you into compliance. We can train your staff, conduct regular compliance reviews, and submit the report to the agency or legal counsel. We understand the impact this will have on your organization's human resource management.


We are recognized experts with the FLSA Section 14(c ) commensurate wage compliance requirements, including prevailing rate surveys, time study methods, hourly job reviews, and disabled for the job requirements. In addition, we know the WIOA and Rehab Act 511 requirements for career counseling and information requirements for persons paid commensurate wages.


The USDOL Wage-Hour Division, including the Chicago Certification office, recognizes our expertise and knowledge of the law. The Division has allowed us to be included in litigation settlement agreements as trainers and compliance reviewers.


We also help programs change from commensurate wages to minimum wage and meet the changing rules for work hours and employee benefit status issues.


MKAI conducts compliance training conferences for associations and employers on-site, as well as public conferences and webinars.


MKAI is an Approved Training Provider by HRCI, the Human Resource Certification Institute. Mark was SPHR, Senior Professional in Human Resources by HRCI and SHRM SPC. James Knuckles has earned the PHR, Professional in Human Resources certification by HRCI and SHRM CP. Both are members of the national SHRM, the Society for Human Resource Management, and the local Catawba Valley SHRM chapter in Hickory, North Carolina.

If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact us 828-328-9241, email us, or use our online contact form.


LINKS:

Society for Human Resource Management
Federal Wage and Hour Law and Family and Medical Leave Act
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Employment Discrimination
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Affordable Care Act Health Plan Provisions
Affordable Care Act Tax Provisions
Federal Government Contract Law
National Labor Relations Act and Board