With many businesses offering intern positions, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is becoming more strict with the guidelines of what makes an intern an "employee" or a "trainee"....
November 3 is right around the corner, meaning daylight savings time will end in most states. This change presents challenges for employers who have nonexempt employees working at 2 a.m. when the clocks are set back one hour. Read this blog post from SHRM for...
A ruling from the Ninth Circuit Court may impact your cash benefit offerings. See the article below for more insight. Original Post from ThinkHR.com on July 7, 2016 On June 2, 2016, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, in Flores v. City of San Gabriel, held that...
Many employers will need to re-evaluate their employees currently classified as exempt. In the event those employees earn less than the threshold amount, they must be re-classified as non-exempt and paid overtime for time worked over 40 hours per week....
Today, the Department of Labor (DOL) released its final regulations making changes to Part 541 governing overtime exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). As you know, SHRM leads the employer coalition, the Partnership to Protect Workplace Opportunity, on the rule and SHRM members...
When bad weather strikes, what is an employer to do? Let employees work from home? Find out more here...
The number of wage-hour lawsuits filed under the Fair Labor Standards Act hit a record mark this year...