While the push to increase the federal minimum wage continues, a significant number of states and municipalities have taken it upon themselves to bump up pay on the local level this year. (more…)
Employment Law
There’s a clearer indication of when the updated Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) OT regs will be finalized. (more…)
Finance pros are always looking for proven ways to lower health costs. But many firms are balking at a tactic that's virtually guaranteed to save money. (more…)
Study after study confirms that most workers aren’t setting aside nearly enough money for retirement. As a result, an increasing number of individuals are prolonging their retirement. This can have a drastic effect on employers, so is it time for…
Sleeping on the job is usually considered a bad thing. But deducting too many hours when workers are getting shut-eye is also not a good move. (more…)
There’s a growing push to require employers to offer paid leave to their employees, but one local proposal goes above and beyond other paid leave initiatives. (more…)
How stable is your Finance staff? Looks like there could be a lot of movement in the job market over the next several months. (more…)
If your payroll people have trouble understanding the pay-docking rules laid out by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), assure them they've got a lot of company. The regs are pretty murky. (more…)
Here's a perfect example of why you need to promote anti-harassment training to employees on all levels. (more…)
Judging by the outcome of this case, relying on the federal government for guidance in your pay practices could turn out to be very expensive. (more…)
To terminate FLSA accusations against it brought on by the DOL, oil and gas giant Halliburton Co. will shell out $18.3M. Its mistake is always No. 1 on every list ever assembled of things employers should not do when compensating salaried workers.…
It would be hard for any regulatory change to be as impactful as the passage of the Affordable Care Act. But the DOL’s impending changes to the overtime exemption rules may be exactly that. (more…)
