On May 5th, the Department of Labor recently hosted a listening session on how much salary employees must earn to be exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act and if that...
In this competitive hiring environment, you may need to be a little less picky about the applicants you accept. For an increasing number of employers, that includes...
Federal & State regulations have increased more this year than in previous years. When it comes to poster compliance, there have been federal and statewide poster...
Terminating an employee is an unpleasant yet sometimes necessary responsibility as part of the Human Resources team. It is also a vital part of the job, however, and...
The COVID-19 pandemic brought many changes to how applicants are hired and work. We saw a huge uptick in the number of employees and new hires who worked fully from home...
Financial pressure can come from lots of different directions. Surely you’re not responsible if employees blow their paychecks and then some on expensive stuff....
Joining the EEOC, which issued guidance on covid-related retaliation last December, the Department of Labor has now issued its own guidance on retaliation. It traverses...
An older gentleman comes in for a job interview. In the interest of making polite conversation and getting to know the applicant better, you ask if he has any...
You would never tolerate sexual harassment in your workplace. But are instances of sexual harassment going unnoticed?
Bill from accounting jokingly flirts with his...
When you’re tasked with the difficult decision to terminate an employee, you want to provide an employee termination letter that is both informative and...
Employment classifications can be troubling territory. One wrong move and your business could be hit with major fines or even a lawsuit. Businesses can be subject to...
Final regulations issued Nov. 24, 2021, raised the minimum wage for non-exempt employees working for federal contractors to $15, from $11.25, effective for new and...
Your employee, Joe, has always been a great worker. He shows up on time, does his job well, and is generally liked by coworkers and customers. However, lately...
You can use it to get into baseball stadiums and to get through security lines at some airports. What is it? Biometrics. A company takes a photo of your eyes and a...
You may consider yourself an open-minded and accepting individual, but some of your customers may have different views when it comes to LGBTQ+ issues and human...
It’s a new year with new rules. New laws and court rulings have changed the already complicated Human Resource landscape for California employers. Recent...
Last week it snowed hard in the Mid-Atlantic region, notably south of Washington, D.C., where Politico reported Sen. Tim Kaine (D.–Va.) was stuck in his car on I-95...
Marijuana or cannabis use remains illegal under federal law. Marijuana is a Schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act. Drugs on Schedule I have no...
Human resource departments have extensive record-keeping obligations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the...
