Employers are facing higher penalty amounts in 2025 for violations of several employment laws, including the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The information came in a final rule released by the Department of Labor (DOL) at the beginning of…

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Learn MoreEmployers are facing higher penalty amounts in 2025 for violations of several employment laws, including the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The information came in a final rule released by the Department of Labor (DOL) at the beginning of…
A recent – and unanimous – U.S. Supreme Court ruling is good news for employers. The Court decided that employers are not required to meet a higher standard of proof to show that employees are exempt from certain pay provisions…
You already understand the need to have new hire paperwork, such as Form I-9, in order. Now with the spotlight on illegal immigration, that has become more pressing. One of President Donald Trump's new executive orders, Protecting the American People…
As a finance professional, you can probably imagine the stress of an EEOC investigation and lawsuit. Two new reports from the agency show just how difficult things can get for employers. For example, if your company was on the wrong…
Pay transparency legislation is picking up even more momentum in 2025. In Illinois and Minnesota, new laws went into effect on Jan 1. Plus, at least three more states – Massachusetts, New Jersey and Vermont – are gearing up to…
As a finance pro, you know that FLSA mistakes can be expensive. But even so, the sky-high cost of noncompliance found in the feds’ latest report is enough to cause sticker shock. Luckily, the report also sheds light on what…
The Third Circuit recently affirmed a jury verdict awarding more than $22 million in back wages to 11,780 employees at a Pennsylvania battery manufacturer. In a nutshell, here’s the lesson from this FLSA dispute: Employers must pay workers for actual…
About a third of companies plan to follow Amazon’s lead and issue a return-to-office mandate that requires workers to be in the office five days a week in 2025, according to a recent report from Resume.org. But before your company…
When you think about the latest overtime news, the first thing that probably comes to mind is the recent federal court decision that vacated the DOL’s salary threshold increases for exempt employees. And while that ruling was getting the lion’s…
A federal jury in Texas has awarded $2.17 million to a female parts clerk to resolve a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the EEOC. The verdict, based on a finding that the employer subjected the woman to a hostile work…
Improperly calculating employees’ overtime pay can be an expensive mistake, as a Cincinnati-based logistics provider recently learned the hard way. Here’s what happened – and what the DOL had to say about it. Employer Shortchanged Workers on OT, DOL Finds…
According to the American Heart Association, an estimated 122.4 million – or 47% – of U.S. adults have hypertension, more commonly known as high blood pressure. So statistically speaking, your company is likely to face some kind of employee request…
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