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Ted N. Kazaglis is a principal in the Raleigh, North Carolina, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. He handles a range of employment law issues with a particular focus on the alternative staffing industries, including professional employer organizations (“PEOs”) and temporary staffing companies. Ted assists clients in the staffing industries to define their relationship with their customers, including drafting and reviewing staffing agreements. He also defends such clients against legal claims, including those that involve joint employer issues.

For over 30 years, Ted has represented PEOs throughout the United States focusing on a wide array of issues affecting the co-employment relationship, including drafting and reviewing PEO agreements and participating on due diligence teams in relation to PEO mergers and acquisitions. Reflecting his involvement in the PEO industry, Ted is an active member of the National Association of Professional Employer Organizations (“NAPEO”) and a long-time member of NAPEO’s Legal Advisory Council. He is regularly published in the PEO Insider, the premier publication directed specifically to the PEO industry. Ted is also a recurring speaker at NAPEO’s Capitol Summit and NAPEO’s annual national conferences. Ted has published Legal Reviews specific to the PEO industry.

Agreeing with the district court, the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has concluded that the mandatory service charges imposed by a restaurant on dining parties of six or more were not “tips” under the FLSA. However, the Court of Appeals reversed and remanded the trial court’s determination that the FLSA’s “commissioned salesperson” overtime

Effective December 31, 2017, the North Carolina Employee Fair Classification Act, signed into law on August 11th, creates the Employee Classification Section of the North Carolina Industrial Commission. This new Section will be authorized to receive and investigate reports by employees claiming to be misclassified as independent contractors, and to share information with other