Listen up Employers, Managers and Supervisors! The Department of Labor’s Solicitor of Labor, Patricia Smith, confirmed the release and implementation plans for the much anticipated White Collar Overtime Exemption Final Rule during her speech at the American Bar Association’s mid-winter meeting of the Federal Labor Standards Legislation Committee. This is truly BREAKING NEWS that all employers must pay […]
The workplace gossip (as in the person) can be such an annoyance. However, a few HR “experts” believe the workplace gossip is necessary and even a sought after skill. What do you think? Do we need people with this so-called “social skill”? Read the article below and decide for yourself.
Job description creation is time consuming and requires a lot of research. Managers and employers struggle to find the time to do this task properly. And, of course, when this item pops up on the “to do” list the boss wants it done PDQ! (Pretty Darn Quick) So, what’s a manager to do?
As the news spreads of the sad effects of the Zika Virus on a developing fetus, all women of childbearing age are looking for ways to protect themselves from coming into contact with the seemingly invisible (but deadly) mosquitoes carrying Zika. Employers are also concerned with the possible responsibilities they bear under employment laws such […]
Domestic Violence is an epidemic. 25% (or more) of women and almost as many men are victims of violence at the hand of an intimate partner or family member. Look around your workplace and remember this statistic. I love to write about the reality of Domestic Violence and how your workplace is affected. Sadly, I […]
So, I watch the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon every night. If you read my blog or listen to my podcast you may have picked up on what a huge fan I am. Last night he had Kate McKinnon on the show. I LUV her, so I was mos def watching. The lessons I pulled out […]
*** JUNE 7, 2017 THIS ADMINISTRATORS INTERP LETTER WAS REMOVED BY DOL. *** Joint employment exists when a person is employed by two or more employers such that the employers are responsible, both individually and jointly, for compliance with a statute. This has been a point of pretty serious confusion for many employers across the […]
Hey Compliance Warriors! Payroll Law Jeopardy 2016 is a fun way to train your clerks, managers and supervisors on what it takes to Be Audit-Secure in your payroll department! To navigate the game, choose your question and then click on the screen to reveal the questions and answers line by line. Use the arrows (when […]
Winter is here and in full swing for 2016! Many employers with 50+ employees (or less in some states) are asking the question: FMLA Leave and Snow Days: How does this work?
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Really?? & C'MON Man!: International Yoga Guru Found Guilty of Sexual Harassment
Hey HR Compliance Warriors! This is really one for the Idiot Book. Famous international yoga guru Bikram Choudhury and his yoga college must pay at least $924,000 in damages for sexually harassing his former legal adviser and wrongfully firing her for investigating sexual discrimination and assault claims against him, a California jury concluded Monday. Really?? […]