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UPDATE: (February 2017) This Final Rule has been placed on hold and is all but dead. Please view my Pop-up Webinars for quick updates as they happen. Have you taken time out to review the details of the Final Rule on Overtime Exemptions released by  DOL on May 18, 2016? If so, are you  set […]

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The DOL has held webinars and is attempting to answer the many questions that are pouring in about the overtime exemption final rule. Here is a Q/A page they issued yesterday – May 26th. Since you are our awesome members – it’s yours first and foremost! Hope this answers some of your questions! New Overtime […]

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Have you ever dealt with an employee who had signs and symptoms of domestic abuse, but loved, defended and protected the abuser? Some experts call this reaction Stockholm Syndrome or Trauma Bond. While hard to understand, the realities exist that an employee who suffers violently from abuse at home may allow this situation to escalate […]

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Have you ever dealt with an employee who had religious beliefs you thought were odd? Have you made a religious accommodation that you felt was personally unnecessary or a bit strange? Well, meet The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster!

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The DOL’s new overtime rule may cause employers to make very tough decisions in order to maintain an operating budget that is reasonable. These tough choices may leave workers with no other option except moonlighting to make ends meet. Tune in and listen as I discuss the study that lead to this concern and offer […]

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About LISA SMITH Lisa Smith is CEO of Andere Seminars, LLC and Chief Content Developer at BeAuditSecure.com. Follow her on Twitter, connect with her on LinkedIn, listen to her Small Business Spoonfuls Podcast, and find more from her in Audit-Secure Authority at BeAuditSecure.com.

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Only a week after signing legislation to increase the California minimum wage, Governor Jerry Brown signed another law that increases pay during family medical leave. 

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People often write in with questions about I-9 compliance. Listen in as I discuss 2 of the most common questions I get! Do you have a question? Drop me a line! lisa@beauditsecure.com Until Next Time, Be Audit Secure! Lisa Smith    

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Good Morning San Francisco! No, this isn’t a failed attempt at a Full House throw-back-Thursday on a Wednesday. This is the hot new happening in San Francisco! On Thursday, March 31st, 2016 the city’s board of supervisors unanimously approved legislation requiring businesses to provide employees with six weeks of fully paid parental leave.  This makes the […]

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Happy Friday ! April 1st, 2016 is here and this is no Joke! We now have an expired I-9. The I-9 which was issued in 2013 has officially hit its expiration date of March 31, 2016. Now, what? Have you heard there is a new I-9 with around 9 pages of instructions?

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