Workology

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Two weeks ago we hosted a webinar discussing the proposed changes with regard to the Fair Labor Standards Act and how it will be impacting employers in 2016. He also is a regular contributor over on Blogging4Jobs and happens to be one of my favorite employment law attorneys. Should You Track Exempt Worker Time?

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HR Daily Advisor

JANUARY 16, 2018

Not everyone who performs services for an employer is an employee. For example, many employers use the services of independent contractors, students, trainees, and volunteers. The FLSA provides simply that an employee is “any individual employed by an employer.” Rawpixel / iStock / Getty Images Plus. Prince, J.D.,

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Global People Strategist

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Despite the country’s historical significance, not many people across the globe are familiar with the employment laws and local culture. If you have employment interests in the Czech Republic, the following information about the Czech Republic employment law may be helpful.

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HR Daily Advisor

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act), employers are responsible for providing safe and healthful workplaces for their employees. Among the controls listed in OSHA’s directive that employers may use to prevent workplace violence is establishing contacts within the local police. kali9 / E+ / Getty Images.

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HR Daily Advisor

APRIL 19, 2018

Important questions were addressed regarding the interplay of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the compensability of travel time for nonexempt employees. If this is the case, then there are a few ways to ascertain what travel time is compensable. on Monday at the corporate office.

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Global People Strategist

DECEMBER 7, 2022

However, any organization looking to take advantage must be prepared – creating and adhering to employment contracts that abide by employment laws in Nigeria is crucial for successful expansion into this highly desirable hub. Employment Laws Dictating the Nigeria Labor Landscape. 6. Employee Compensation Act.

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HR Daily Advisor

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Therefore, if a state or municipality has a minimum wage that is higher than the federal minimum, employers subject to the state or local minimum wage law are obligated to pay the higher rate to employees working there. New York: New York City (NYC) large employers (11 or more) $15.00. per hour. 12/31/19; $14.00 12/31/20; $15.00

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PlanSource

APRIL 16, 2019

Employment law changes tend to come in waves, driven by public perceptions of what’s fair for workers. We’re only a quarter through 2019 and employment law is already changing at a rapid pace, with an increasingly widespread commitment to greater pay equity, access to paid leave, and protection from harassment and discrimination.

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Payactiv

APRIL 13, 2023

Employers can empower people to achieve financial wellness by augmenting their employee benefit programs with accessible educational and financial resources. Research indicates that approximately 66% of Americans lack these skills, resulting in a widespread lack of financial literacy.

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WEX Inc.

JULY 24, 2023

What employers are saying about employee finances and retirement? 65 percent of employees participate in their employers’ retirement plan. 80 percent of employers say that employee financial stress is reducing workplace performance, at an estimated cost of half a trillion dollars. Will HSAs ever fall under ERISA jurisdiction?

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HR Daily Advisor

OCTOBER 10, 2017

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) defines an employer to include “any person acting directly or indirectly in the interest of an employer in relation to an employee,” including a public agency. Unlike most other federal employment laws, employers do not need to employ a threshold number of employees to be covered.

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HR Daily Advisor

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Therefore, if a state or municipality has a minimum wage that is higher than the federal minimum, employers subject to the state or local minimum wage law are obligated to pay the higher rate to employees working there. per hour for large employers (annual gross revenue of $500,000 or more); $7.87 Increasing to: $11.00 Michigan: $9.25

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HR Daily Advisor

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Now that the Department of Labor’s (DOL) overtime rule changes have been put on hold, what should employers do? This means that until further action from the courts, Congress, or the new administration, the minimum salary threshold for the white-collar exemptions will remain where it has been since 2004, at $455 a week. Prince, J.D.,

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HRWatchdog

MARCH 14, 2019

According to the DOL, this increase could result in more than a million additional American workers eligible for overtime compensation. During the comment period, the proposed rule received 293,370 comments, compared to 75,280 comments received during the previous changes to the overtime rule in 2004. How Do I Find More Information?

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Business Management Daily

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

If so, what are your obligations as an employer? Title I of the ADA governs employment. An amendment to the ADA also settled the ongoing question of whether an employee who can compensate for a disability through drugs or other aids qualifies as disabled. This is clearly unacceptable behavior, but addiction is an illness.

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HRExecutive

JULY 26, 2017

The Department of Labor is expected to publish today in the Federal Register its anticipated Request for Information on its overtime rule. There will be a 60-day public comment period following tomorrow’s Request for Information. Would differences in salary level based on employer size or locality be useful and/or viable?

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HR Daily Advisor

APRIL 18, 2018

Opinion Letters provide valuable guidance to employers, as they deal with real-life, day-to-day issues that employers face in the workplace, not simply legal principles that may be difficult to apply to real world situations. Are Short Rest Breaks Compensable When They’re Taken Under The FMLA ?

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HR Daily Advisor

AUGUST 24, 2018

See ¶281 in The 401(k) Plan Handbook for more information.). 2004-02 and 2014-01 , both titled “Fiduciary Duties and Missing Participants in Terminated Defined Contribution Plans.” Check related plan and employer records for an updated address for the participant. Background. Use Available Resources. Best Practice.

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HR Daily Advisor

MARCH 21, 2017

Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) employers must pay overtime to employees who work in excess of 40 hours per week. Employers often confuse exempt employees with nonexempt salaried and nonexempt hourly employees when it comes to deducting pay for working fewer hours in a certain week. Deductions from Pay. Prince, J.D.,

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HR Daily Advisor

JULY 25, 2017

Employers had relied on Opinion Letters for decades, when in 2010 the DOL announced that it would discontinue the use of Opinion Letters as a form of guidance for employers. The DOL’s 2015 and 2016 informal guidance on joint employment and independent contractors were withdrawn effective June 7, 2017. Prince, J.D.,

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HR Daily Advisor

JANUARY 18, 2017

Circuit Court of Appeals—which covers Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas—has joined at least two other circuits that have held that an employer may have to shell out extra damages when it retaliates against a complaining employee, causing difficulties such as “sleeplessness, anxiety, stress, marital problems, and humiliation.”. with a B.A.

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Analytics in HR

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Average interviewing cost Average length of placement Average length of service Average salary Average number of training hours per employee Average number of vacation days per employee Average number of unpaid leave per employee Average retirement age Compensation cost as a percentage of revenue Employee training satisfaction HR-to-FTE ratio Etc.

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HR Daily Advisor

MAY 2, 2017

It’s that time again, when employers are considering hiring minors for the summer—in camps, restaurants, resorts, swimming pools, and anywhere else business picks up in the warm weather months. Severe penalties may be imposed on employers that violate child labor laws. There are strict laws pertaining to hiring minors. But, the U.S.

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Namely

MAY 19, 2016

The Department of Labor released their long-awaited changes this spring, and employers will only have until December to comply. Conversely, an executive or manager earning less than the minimum salary for exemption would have to be compensated for time worked over 40 hours a week. So What Is Changing? Identify potential changes.

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HR Morning

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

million workers who will now be compensated for putting in long hours — but it’s a bitter defeat for the 2.8 “This rule brings a commonsense approach that offers consistency and certainty for employers as well as clarity and prosperity for American workers.” It’s a win for the estimated 1.3 The Department estimates that 1.2

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HR Daily Advisor

MARCH 1, 2018

During the furlough, these federal employees may apply for state unemployment compensation benefits, but many states require a 1-week waiting period on benefits and if the employees are compensated retroactively after the shutdown ends, they would have to pay back the unemployment compensation payments received. Prince, J.D.,

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HR Daily Advisor

JULY 21, 2017

Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin with the singular aim to “organise the world’s information and to make it universally accessible and useful.” As a tech company, Google uses data to inform all of its decision making, including its HR processes. Instead, data inform all of their decisions.

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HRExecutive

MARCH 10, 2021

In 2004, Mary Ruberry surprised her family and friends when she departed her HR manager job at Williams Labadie, a Chicago ad agency owned by Leo Burnett, to take an HR position at The Parking Spot—the nation’s largest provider of near-airport parking and transportation. “I

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True Faith HR

JULY 2, 2009

in Human Resource Management from the Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations (now the School of Labor and Employment Relations) at the University of Illinois. In addition, the SNC SHRM chapter won the Regional HR Games in 2003 and 2004, and were national co-champions in 2003.

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Business Management Daily

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

The new threshold represents a 50% increase over the current threshold of $23,660, which was established in 2004. Raises the total annual compensation requirement for “highly compensated employees” from the currently enforced level of $100,000 per year to $107,432 per year. million more Americans eligible for overtime pay.

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The Employer Handbook

MARCH 16, 2016

The Department last updated these regulations in 2004, which, among other items, set the standard salary level at not less than $455 per week. So, what should employers do now? Then, check out my post from last July on ways that employers can prepare for the new rules. Image Credit: Pixabay.

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HR Daily Advisor

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

The trial court dismissed the lawsuit because the company’s written policy unambiguously and lawfully stated that employees did not earn vacation during the first year of employment. Similar to pension or retirement benefits, vacation pay is a form of deferred compensation that vests as it is earned and may not be forfeited.

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HR Stacks Blog

AUGUST 13, 2024

A highly engaged employee is good news for the employer since it directly implies good productivity levels. He published his research in the paper ‘ Psychological Conditions of Personal Engagement and Disengagement (Academy of Management Journal, December 1990, Vol. 4, pp 692-724)’.

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Robin Schooling

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

There was lots of reminiscing about which HR bloggers were the entre-drugs (my phrase) into HR blog reading; Kris Dunn, Laurie Ruettimann, Neil Morrison, Lance Haun, Ann Bares (and the crew at Compensation Cafe), ERE and Recruiting Blogs made many a list. 2001 – Bonni Lile Titgemeyer starts the Employment Opportunities List.

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Cielo HR Leader

APRIL 11, 2014

since 2004), while innovative technologies have dramatically increased productivity and efficiency. According to Accenture , which surveyed 4,100 business executives, more than 50% believe work-life balance ranks ahead of money/compensation, recognition and autonomy as the key determinant of a successful career. Only 11.13% of U.S.

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Affinity HR Group

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Department of Labor, establishes a duties and a salary test that employers must consider when classifying an employee as “non-exempt” or “exempt”. Employers must track and keep record of the exact time worked to ensure all employees are paid correctly. To review the various white collar exemptions, search online for DOL Factsheet #17.

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Sage HRMS

OCTOBER 15, 2015

Department of Labor will give nearly 5 million Americans extra pay, according to the Pew Research Center. The current baseline, set in 2004, is $455 per week or $23,660 per year for employees who work over 40 hours a week. If enacted as it currently is the new proposed changes to overtime pay by the U.S.

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