This is a good schedule for many companies. There are a few ways to get around overtime if you can manage the schedule. Some people do four 10 hour days. Others do four 9 hour days and one 4 hour day. Here is a great explanation https://www.fisherphillips.com/news-insights/wage-and-hour-laws-blog/what-is-a-9-80-pay-plan.html Here is an example of a 9/80 work schedule. The […]
Hey Compliance Warriors! The California Supreme Court issued a game-changing ruling last week regarding premium pay for meal and break periods. Check out this article by attorneys Allan Bloom, Kate Gold, and Philippe A. Lebel from the Proskauer law firm in California. On July 15, 2021, the California Supreme Court issued its decision in Ferra v. Loews […]
Oregon OSHA Issues Temporary Heat Standard On July 8, 2021, Oregon’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Oregon OSHA) adopted emergency Heat Illness Prevention rules to establish workplace heat safety requirements that apply when temperatures in a work area reach or exceed 80 degrees Fahrenheit. The rules are effective immediately. Learn More Washington Becomes Second State […]
Here is a wonderful guide http://fwlbucket.s3-website-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/assets/multimediams/media/TC_YFLEX2_RET_Imp-Guideline_CWW-v1.0.pdf Here is some sample policy language: Alternative work schedules, including the compressed workweek, are consistent with [company name] efforts toward work/life balance. A compressed workweek allows full-time employees to work longer days for part of the week or pay period, in exchange for shorter days or a day off each […]
Attorney Harrison Oldham Do you use non-compete agreements or clauses with your employees? On July 9, 2021, President Biden signed the Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy (the “Order”), which directs the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) “to curtail the unfair use of non-compete clauses and other clauses or agreements that may unfairly […]
Many employers do not pay employees according to the exact number of hours and minutes they work, but rather utilize some sort of “rounding” or “roundoff” system whereby a certain interval is set that serves as the minimum block of time that will be recognized as a unit of time worked or not worked. Time […]
Hey Compliance Warriors! Revenue Procedure 2021-30, issued today, adds two new benefit overpayment correction methods that encourage employers to avoid seeking recoupment of benefit overpayments made to participants and beneficiaries, either by not requiring correction if the plan satisfies a specified funding level, or by limiting the amount to be recouped under certain circumstances. […]
President Biden has signed a new Executive Order that may spell the end for many non-compete agreements across the U.S. Join us as we discuss this very controversial topic. You can catch up on other episodes in video form here. Audio:
The I-9 must be completed by ALL employers. The misunderstood limit of fewer than 4 employees comes from this part of the law. Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA) (national origin and U.S. citizenship discrimination) – 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(2)(A): The prohibition on citizenship and national origin discrimination does not apply to “a person or other […]
Hey Compliance Warriors! On July 9, President Biden signed an executive order encouraging the Federal Trade Commission to ban or limit the use of non-compete agreements for private companies as well as the use of “unnecessary occupational licensing restrictions that impede economic mobility,” according to a White House fact sheet. The provision is […]