If your business is located in a state, city or county that's bumping up the minimum wage next year (and a lot of them are), you'll want to update your materials for compliance ASAP. (more…)
Minimum Wage
California is hoping to implement the DOL's overtime changes with or without a federal mandate. And because employment law trends in the Golden State tend to catch on around the country, employers everywhere should pay attention to the fate of…
Do the Democrats have a backup plan for the DOL’s new overtime rule if it dies in court or at the hands of the Trump administration? You betcha. (more…)
The Department of Labor (DOL) and the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA), for the second time in just six months, are raising the penalties for employment law violations. (more…)
A Republican president isn't the only major change ushered in by the election. Several states will get a minimum wage bump as a result, too. (more…)
We realize this is Payroll 101, but you'd be surprised by how many companies run afoul of this basic rule: Just because an employee receives a salary doesn’t mean he or she isn’t entitled to overtime payments. (more…)
Recently, it’s been the upcoming change to the FLSA’s overtime rules that’s gotten all the wage-related media attention. (more…)
This year, employers may be surprised to find the penalty for failing to file a Form 5500 jumped all the way to $2,063 per day (up from $1,100). But that’s just the tip of the iceberg. (more…)
What’s keeping C-level execs up at night? Just a few small concerns like the new overtime rules, a likely increase in bias claims based on sexual orientation, the Affordable Care Act and the threat of workplace violence. (more…)
The Dept. of Labor (DOL) has checked off the new OT regs from its spring 2016 regulatory to-do list, but that’s not all the agency has in store for employers. (more…)
The DOL’s new overtime rule will likely cause lots of currently exempt employees to begrudgingly begin punching a time clock. This may lead to two unintended consequences that could turn into big headaches for Finance. (more…)
Two Pennsylvania business are finding that trying to save money by denying workers overtime pay can turn out to be very expensive. (more…)
