Thanks to a final rule issued November 22 by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), ESG retirement investment restrictions put in place back in 2020 by the Trump administration are being lifted. ESG stands for environmental, social and governance. Because…
Employment Law
The diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) movement in many companies appears to be leading to discriminatory hiring practices against white men and women. Case in point: 1 in 6 hiring managers say their higher-ups are telling them to "deprioritize" hiring…
Make sure Payroll knows the latest on what to look for when examining new employees’ documents for Form I-9 purposes. Recently, USCIS extended the validity of Permanent Resident Cards employees may present for I-9 purposes. As of Sept. 26, 2022,…
Using the federal government's E-Verify program to confirm that new hires are eligible to work in the U.S. isn't required by law. But according to employment law expert Dr. Jim Castagnera, businesses like yours have taken a liking to it,…
Your employee handbook needs to do more than put your company’s benefits, policies, procedures and culture in writing. It also must stand up in court if a lawyer for a disgruntled employee starts to drill down into it. For instance,…
The Dept. of Labor (DOL) is still thinking about updating FLSA overtime rules affecting executive, administrative and professional employees. Based on the Biden administration’s regulatory agenda released on June 21, 2022, several reports indicate the DOL’s Wage and Hour Division…
Good news for employers that may be considering permanent telework options for employees: The Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) is thinking of implementing additional guidelines that would allow for remote document inspection for Form I-9 purposes. In a new proposed…
If there are issues with a company's policies for payroll recordkeeping and overtime pay, Dept. of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division investigators could come calling. Several employers across the country learned this the hard way – and they were…
Tax withholding can get tricky for your Payroll pros, between federal and state obligations. And in addition to tax withholding on regular employee wages, there are entirely separate guidelines for supplemental wages. This can get particularly complicated if you have…
The types of compensation that need to be included in employees' regular rates of pay for overtime purposes can trip up Payroll pros and potentially draw scrutiny from the Department of Labor's (DOL) Wage and Hour Division. A DOL investigation…
Finance could be seeing some changes when filing the next EEO-1 pay data report, thanks to new recommendations from a study by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The academies studied the EEO-1 report to see if the…
The old adage is true: There’s no such thing as a free lunch – and you also can’t use that lunch as payment for employees, even if it’s on a volunteer basis. One location of a popular fast-food franchise learned…
