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How To Perform Wage-and-Hour Audits
With a wage-and-hour audit, you can ensure your company is in legal compliance. During a full wage-and-hour audit, you’ll look at your company’s employee classifications, overtime pay, minimum wage, and compliance history. While the U.S. Department of Labor handles...
How To Perform Wage-and-Hour Audits
With a wage-and-hour audit, you can ensure your company is in legal compliance. During a full wage-and-hour audit, you’ll look at your company’s employee classifications, overtime pay, minimum wage, and compliance history. While the U.S. Department of Labor handles...
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HR Compliance Update | March 12, 2025
FEDERAL UPDATES OFCCP Workforce Reduction – Reports of a memorandum from OFCCP’s acting director suggest that the agency will lay off 90% of its workforce and reduce its offices from 55 to 4. It intends to retain a limited number of staff to review contractors for...
The 9 Most Common COBRA Mistakes
If you have at least 20 employees, you will most likely need to send out a COBRA notification at some point. COBRA is a legal act that was signed into law by President Ronald Reagan in 1985. The goal of the act was to provide employees with group health benefits if...
Is COBRA Required for Small Businesses?
What benefits must be covered under COBRA? More importantly, is COBRA required for small businesses? The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) was signed into law by President Ronald Regan in 1985. While it has been almost 40 years since this act was...
5 Best Practices for Incorporating New FLSA Overtime Rules and Salary Regulations
Update as of November 15, 2024: FLSA Salary Threshold Increases Blocked Nationwide. Read More If an employee is an executive, administrative, or professional employee, you are legally allowed to pay them a salary and not pay them overtime. The same thing is true for...
Addressing the Accounting Shortage: Challenges & Solutions
In the intricate world of finance, where numbers wield tremendous power, the role of accountants is indispensable. However, the accounting profession is currently facing a significant challenge: a staffing shortage that has been steadily growing over the past few...
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Recommends Rescheduling Marijuana To Schedule III, Similar to Tylenol With Codeine
By Kathryn J. Russo, Jackson Lewis Law Firm The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will recommend that marijuana should be rescheduled from a Schedule I drug to a Schedule III drug, according to an announcement made April 30, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Justice. ...
OFCCP Releases New Artificial Intelligence Guidance
By Laura A. Mitchell & Alyssa J. Calabrese, Jackson Lewis Law Firm The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced ton April 30, 2024 the release of a new Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) landing page. The landing page, which encourages readers...
What Is Pay-As-You-Go Workers’ Comp?
Some form of workers’ compensation has existed since 1911. While workers’ compensation has existed for many years, pay-as-you-go workers’ comp is a fairly new development. With this alternative payment option, you can simplify your premium payments, avoid deposits,...
Is Outsourcing HR Right for Nonprofits?
When you're managing a non-profit organization, every dollar counts towards achieving the mission and the allocation of resources demands careful consideration. Human Resources (HR) management stands as a critical function within these organizations, ensuring the...
The 5 Most Common Workers’ Comp Audit Issues
At the end of a workers’ comp policy, the insurer performs an audit to see if they charged you the correct amount. Your annual premium charges are based on payroll for the previous year, which can change significantly. While some variation is normal, it’s important to...
The Top 10 Reasons to Switch to Pay-As-You-Go Workers’ Compensation
In 1911, the first workers’ compensation plan was adopted in the United States. Over the years, workers’ compensation insurance has developed strict regulations. Rules can vary from one state to another, which can make it difficult to follow the applicable regulations...
The Impact of New FLSA Overtime Regulations on Employers
Update as of November 15, 2024: FLSA Salary Threshold Increases Blocked Nationwide. Read More On April 6, 2024, the Department of Labor (DOL) released a final ruling under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) about overtime regulations for exempt workers. While the...
HR Compliance Update | May 21, 2024
FEDERAL UPDATES Federal Contractors: AAP Certification Reminder - Certification in the OFCCP portal is due by July 1, 2024. AI Guidance - As required by President Biden’s Executive Order 14110, OFCCP released new guidance for the use of artificial intelligence by...
Decoding COBRA Compliance, Coverage & Risk Mitigation
“COBRA is not the actual insurance, COBRA is the continuation of those rich group plans that you had.” In episode #101 of Mission to Grow, the Asure podcast that serves as small business owners' guide to cash, compliance and the War for Talent, Operations Manager,...
How to Communicate New FLSA Overtime Regulations to Employees
Update as of November 15, 2024: FLSA Salary Threshold Increases Blocked Nationwide. Read More On April 23, 2024, the Department of Labor (DOL) released a final rule that updated Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) salaries for overtime-exempt workers. The new changes will...
9 Key Elements of an Overtime Policy
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) was originally created in 1938. Since that time, the FLSA and Department of Labor (DOL) regulations have governed the provision of overtime in the United States. In April 2024, the FLSA received a major update for the first time in...
Tips for Restaurants, Retailers When Faced With Sabbath Day Requests
by Andrew F. Maunz, Jackson Lewis Law Offices Imagine you manage a busy restaurant, and you are working on the schedule for next week. Saturday is your busiest day, and you need all hands on deck, so you need to schedule everyone for that day. Just when you have the...
New FLSA Overtime Salary Threshold
Update as of November 15, 2024: FLSA Salary Threshold Increases Blocked Nationwide. Read More “The way you communicate things to your employees is going to significantly change how they accept what you do.” In episode #100 of Mission to Grow, the Asure podcast that...
Small Business Insights: Celebrating 100th Episode of the Mission to Grow Podcast
The 100th episode of Mission to Grow Podcast, a small business guide to cash, compliance, and the war for talent, dropped this week. Hosted by the HCM industry veteran Mike Vannoy, the weekly podcast delivers practical insights, compliance-oriented content, and expert...
Demystifying the Anti-Money Laundering Act: Intentions, Rules, and Impact
In an era where financial crimes pose significant threats to global economies, governments around the world have been ramping up efforts to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. One of the cornerstone pieces of legislation in this endeavor is the Anti-Money...
HR Compliance Update | May 8, 2024
FEDERAL UPDATES Exempt Salary Threshold. As expected, the DOL finalized a rule raising the federal exempt salary threshold for the EAP exemptions (executive, administrative, professional), as well as the HCE exemption (highly compensated employees). Unexpectedly, it...
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