The US Department of Labor (DOL) announced plans earlier this year to hire at least 100 new wage and hour investigators. This reflects and increase in departmental compliance enforcement efforts. Frankly, every business owner and executive should have this on their...
We are operating in a time of increasing complexity concerning wage and hour requirements. It’s challenging for business owners and managers to avoid violations of all the federal, state and local regulations for our businesses. If that isn’t complex enough, the...
The task of implementing a new time and attendance system can seem daunting, but it doesn’t have to be! Here are a few tips on how to seamlessly and successfully implement a new time and attendance system at your company.
Unauthorized overtime is a problem many organizations face that needlessly inflates labor costs if not addressed. Employers attempting to reel in these runaway costs may decide not to pay overtime unless it’s pre-authorized by management. They may create and implement…
With all the advancement in business technology, a surprising number of organizations are still relying on inefficient approaches to managing employee time. Whether it is a manual punch clock, a sign-in sheet, the honor system, or old software, these outdated approaches remain commonplace…
In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act was signed into law on March 19, 2020. This new legislation will provide paid time off for employees impacted by the COVID-19 virus. The time off provided by the Families First Act comes in two distinct forms: Emergency Paid Sick Leave and Paid FMLA.
One of the most underappreciated benefits of a Workforce Management System is the reduction of compliance risk. Compliance is challenging for organizations since requirements grow more complex and numerous each year. In the midst of this complexity, many organizations remain unaware of the requirements and underestimate the cost of noncompliance.
As we saw in our last post, The Department of Labor’s overtime requirements will change January 1, 2020. Employees whose annual salary falls between the old level of $23,660 and the new threshold of $35,568 per year, will need to either be reclassified as non-exempt...
On September 24th the Department of Labor (DOL) announced important changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) which will go into effect January 1, 2020. It is estimated that these changes will impact more than 1.3 million American workers, so there is a...
Michigan Paid Medical Leave Law Michigan’s new Paid Medical Leave Law (PMLA) is scheduled to go into effect March 29th. While we are not able to provide you with legal advice regarding the law, we do want to help you think through a few questions so that we can help...