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TO EXEMPT OR NOT EXEMPT…THAT MAY SOON BE THE QUESTION

For many HR professionals, corporate executives, and business owners the latest proposed changes by the Department of Labor (DOL) to the existing overtime regulations may cause some sleepless nights. The proposed regulation will detail how employees should be classified - as either exempt (salari…Read More
Did you know…Your Office Thermostat Setting May Be Discriminatory?

(article via HRMorning.com) In HR, we’re constantly preaching that everyone should be treated equally. So why, then, are women constantly freezing in the office wearing parkas and Snuggies, while men can relax in polo shirts? It’s because some employers’ thermostat settings may uninte…Read More
DOL forcing everyone to change remote work policies: Pitfalls to avoid

(article via HRMorning.com) If the DOL’s new overtime regs go through as written — and there’s every indication to believe they will — employers of all stripes will have much more than just classification issues to contend with. The passage of the regs will add to a perfect storm of events t…Read More
Beware: Little-Known Law Raises Penalties For ACA Reporting Violations

(article courtesy of HRMorning.com) The stakes for the already daunting task of ACA reporting have just been raised, and it’s all thanks to a new law you may not have heard much about. We’re referring to is Trade Preferences Extension Act, which was recently signed into effect by Presi…Read More
7 Must-Haves For Defensible Documentation

(article courtesy of HRMorning.com) You know how important clear and thorough documentation is. But your managers may be another story. Thankfully, employment law attorney Allison West has some steps managers can use to make documenting performance issues less painful — and more defensible if ev…Read More
‘You can’t fire me, I’m on FMLA’: Was mistake-prone worker correct?

As you know, taking FMLA leave can’t completely shield an employee from termination, especially when the person’s performance warrants him or her being fired. But the FMLA very much complicates the matter. So what do you need to be able to safely let under-performing FMLA-takers go? Ans…Read More
Do’s and Don’ts on Employee Handbooks from the NLRB

To help employers craft handbooks that don’t violate the National Labor Relations Act, the National Labor Relations Board has issued a compilation of rules it has found to be illegal — and rewritten them to illustrate how they can comply with the law. It was issued as a memorandum by NLRB…Read More

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TO EXEMPT OR NOT EXEMPT…THAT MAY SOON BE THE QUESTION

Did you know…Your Office Thermostat Setting May Be Discriminatory?

DOL forcing everyone to change remote work policies: Pitfalls to avoid

Beware: Little-Known Law Raises Penalties For ACA Reporting Violations

7 Must-Haves For Defensible Documentation

‘You can’t fire me, I’m on FMLA’: Was mistake-prone worker correct?

Do’s and Don’ts on Employee Handbooks from the NLRB

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