Penalty You’ll Pay if You Don’t Have Health Insurance

If you can afford health insurance but choose not to buy it, you must pay a fee called the individual shared responsibility payment. (The fee is sometimes called the “penalty,” “fine,” or “individual mandate.”) You owe the fee for...

What Are Employees’ Most Serious Skills Deficiencies?

Evan Stall, the HR manager for Federal-Mogul Powertrain’s South Bend, Ind., plant, worries about how he will fill 13 foundry operator positions.The company, which makes automotive parts, primarily aluminum pistons, has just acquired another casting cell that contains...

Salary Discussions Among Employees ?

  Question: My employer has asked that we create a Non-Disclosure Agreement for employees to sign regarding discussion of their salaries. Can this be done legally? Answer: No, this cannot be done legally. Under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act...

Home Care Workers Final Rule on Exempt Status

Home Care Final Rule UpdateAs of October 13, the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Home Care Final Rule is in effect.The Home Care Final Rule, which greatly narrows the home health care and companionship services exemption under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA),...