A $6.2 million California paid sick leave settlement is prompting a closer look at how paid sick leave notices, payroll practices, and labor costs connect. The agreement closes out claims tied to labor practices during the height of the pandemic,…
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AI investments tend to look weaker on paper than Finance teams expect. Finance evaluates them using the same approval and review logic applied to software projects, with a clear start, a defined deliverable, and savings traced back to a line…
If someone qualifies as exempt from the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), is an exempt classification mandatory? The Department of Labor (DOL) recently confirmed that an exempt classification isn’t a must, even if an employer is…
In many embedded-payment workflows, payment timing is largely locked in at the moment a transaction is approved. Finance only discovers the impact after the cash is already committed. A December 2025 PYMNTS study shows embedded finance has moved into the…
A new opinion letter looked at whether one company needed to add bonuses into its overtime calculations under federal law. The answer from the Department of Labor (DOL)? Yes. That meant the company dropped the ball and had to either…
Finance rarely sees jury duty or bereavement as risk. They're payroll line items. Until courts link them to USERRA military leave – and eight-figure payouts. Case in point: The proposed $18.5 million settlement in Huntsman v. Southwest Airlines shows how…
IRS has released 2026 mileage rates and other updates impacting employees who drive personal vehicles for work or employer-provided vehicles. First, IRS said in a recent notice that the business standard mileage rate for 2026 is 72.5 cents per mile.…
Many states increased their minimum wage rates on January 1, 2026. Did you catch the changes needed to pay employees accurately? When it comes to compliance, minimum wage is just one of many areas where you'll find differences among states,…
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division recovered $17,311 in back wages and assessed civil penalties against a Rowland Heights, California restaurant after finding multiple violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act, according to a Dec. 19 press…
A California roofing and painting contractor will pay more than $320,000 after federal investigators found overtime violations tied to unrecorded work hours, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced. An investigation by the DOL’s Wage and Hour Division found Howard…
New data from ADP sheds light on how small employers are adjusting to shifting hiring trends and compensation strategies amid today's economy. These insights offer Finance Pros a clearer view into labor cost dynamics and workforce planning at a time…
The IRS has revised Form W-4 for 2026, making the newly revised form available to employers during mid-December 2025. The updated form incorporates several of the income tax provisions contained in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), and it…
