1. 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

  2. OT lawsuits: When signed time sheets aren’t enough to protect you

    When is asking employees to sign off on their time sheets before they’re submitted to Payroll for processing not enough to protect you from an overtime lawsuit? When this happens.  Here’s when you can get nailed: A manager knows or should’ve known that an employee worked more hours than he o…Read More

  3. Obama drafts Executive Order on paid sick leave: Who it’ll affect

    Executive Orders are becoming the hallmark of President Obama’s second term. His latest seeks to provide workers with paid sick leave. But it won’t affect all employers?  The latest order, which the DOL is currently reviewing, would require federal contractors and subcontractors to provide thei…Read More

  4. Scary new ruling makes it harder to combat unfair pay claims

    Sorry, employers, but a new ruling by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals will make it darn near impossible — if adopted by other circuits — to keep a worker’s claims of unfair pay from going to trial. Some needed background info before we explain the ruling. Jeffrey Moran was a mechanic at an …Read More