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Hey Warriors! Welcome to the first of my new Members Only Pop-up Webinars for 2017. I am planning to do these when news is breaking or when there is just a really great topic I need to address. Please comment and let me know if you like this format. They will be short and you […]

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The New Year is approaching and it is time to raise the pay of your minimum wage employees in more than 20 states and local areas. Are you ready? Check out these State Minimum Wage Changes for 2017. Alaska: $9.80 per hour. Arizona: $10.00 per hour. The minimum wage is also scheduled to increase to $10.50 […]

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Did you announce new classifications and pay increases that you now want to take back? If so, you are not alone. But, what now?

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Do you have employees in Mexico? If so, listen up! The Mexico Minimum Wage Increase for 2017 was announced on December 1, 2016!

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Oh my! Today – November 22, 2016 – a judge in Texas blocked federal overtime rules that would have opened up the way for pay increases and overtime pay for millions of workers across the nation. The new rule was set to go live on December 1, 2016. Read on for the details…

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Well, the fun just never ends. USCIS has announced increases to the penalties for errors made on completion of Form I-9, along with penalties for many other infractions. One of the most common penalty types has nearly DOUBLED. Read on to see how this may affect your I-9 practices.

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Wage and hour issues are a serious subject with the Department of Labor. No employer wants to be in a position to pay heavy fines and penalties because they violated overtime laws or possibly didn’t classify an employee properly. But guess what. Employers aren’t the only folks out there that have to be concerned about […]

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Hey Compliance Warriors! USCIS told us to expect the new I-9 on November 22, 2016. SURPRISE! They posted it yesterday afternoon, November 14, 2016. Read on…

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Does your organization currently have a written FMLA policy? In the short video below, Lisa Smith discusses the Department of Labor’s new FMLA requirement.

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So, what is this Gig Economy we hear so much about? Have you heard of Lyft, Uber, Fiverr or UpWork? These are just of couple of the websites businesses can turn to when filling a specific need for a short-term (or even long-term) project. The freelancers (on-demand workers) on these sites are the bricks in the wall […]

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