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Employment Law
Nike just joined an increasing number of employers that are making sweeping pay changes in an effort to close the gaps between male and female employees’ paychecks and prevent bias problems down the road. (more…)
Even if the DOL acknowledges a company made a minor, "common" mistake regarding overtime calculations, it doesn't mean the agency will let that company off the hook. (more…)
Even if they do have the best intentions, well-meaning managers are often the source of companies' wage-and-hour nightmares. (more…)
As parental leave policies are becoming increasing popular, finance chiefs need to keep this in mind: Not giving new fathers the same type of leave as new mothers to bond with a newborn or newly placed adopted or foster child…
With all of the time your Finance department spends make sure everything pay-related gibes with FLSA standards, it's easy to see how state regs could be overlooked from time to time. Unfortunately for employers, those mistakes almost always prove…
CFOs are well aware of the common DOL actions for wage-and-hour violations: costly fines, penalties and extra work in the form of policy revisions, added training and compliance checks. But finance chiefs may be surprised to find some of the…
To help employers craft handbooks that don’t violate the National Labor Relations Act, the National Labor Relations Board has issued a compilation of rules it has found to be illegal — and rewritten them to illustrate how they can comply…
It’s a hard thing to admit … that your work culture may be toxic. But identifying the symptoms and finding the antidotes for them can quickly improve morale, engagement, retention and productivity. Let’s get started. (more…)
While you don't have to pay employees for the FMLA leave they take, you still have to be aware certain pay-related issues while they're on leave. And as one company recently found out, not doing so can prove to be…
When the DOL released its 2018 Spring Regulatory Agenda, it not only offered some insight on its progress in creating a new salary threshold for overtime eligibility, it also suggested it may alter the methods in which employees’ pay is…
Finance pros finally have official guidance regarding the paid-leave tax credit created under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). But there's a good chance the guidance will leave a lot of your questions unanswered. (more…)
