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Businesses who take pay equity seriously will not only minimize legal risk but can also help businesses attract – and keep – good employees.

"I think it's going to force more companies to take a closer, more active look and engage themselves with pay equity more. And it will also give people more of a chance to say 'I don't think my pay is fair,' and engage on that issue," says attorney David Rapuano.

The Hartford had argued the settlement allows the plaintiffs to circumvent its workers' compensation subrogation lien.

Here's what small business owners need to know about the differences between an independent contractor and an employee, the tests used to properly classify employees, the risks of misclassification, and best practices to consider to avoid liability.

The complaint charges that Alliant immediately began contacting Gallagher clients to induce them to leave Gallagher and move their business to Alliant.

The program gives employers an additional chance to identify operational errors and self-correct them after the plan has been targeted for audit.

Attorneys recommend a range of strategies to limit the paper trail that authorities might seek to obtain.

The Justice Department says the companies have been engaged in a multiyear conspiracy to exchange information about the wages and benefits of workers at poultry processing plants to drive down employee competition in the marketplace.