Interns
A new ruling by the U.S. Department of Labor may change how businesses small and large may classify interns. For many years, the DOL maintained a six-part test to determine whether an individual working at a for-profit company could be classified as an unpaid, nonemployee intern. To bring on an unpaid intern, an employer had to meet all six qualifiers. In practice, however, the all-or-nothing requirements were detrimental to employers…
2018 Cornerstone Awards
A small business was among the development projects honored with a 2018 Cornerstone Award. The awards are presented by the Economic Development Corp. of Kansas City, Mo., and recognize new construction, redevelopment, capital investments and job creation or expansion projects. The ceremony took place May 15 at Union Station. Urban Cafe at 4101 Troost Ave., Kansas City, Mo., made a $57,060 capital investment to grow its business, which included a…