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…)
Employment Law
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. Â (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…)
Too much to do and not enough time to do it – nothing new about that claim for many employees. What is new: how much that might soon cost your company. (more…)
What’s the No. 1 faulty assumption companies make about disability lawsuits? (more…)
Better late than never? Maybe not, when it comes to the just released proposed rules changes to overtime eligibility. (more…)
Of course you know pretty quickly when a job applicant answers a question wrong. But do you know when the people doing the interviewing step out of bounds? (more…)
Picture this: A diabetic employee needs to take frequent restroom breaks, which sometimes causes headaches for his co-workers. (more…)
It’s one of the best ways to help contain healthcare costs: a wellness program. And it’s about to change, thanks to some new rules from the feds. (more…)
