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HR Compliance Update | November 19, 2024
FEDERAL UPDATES Exempt Salary Increases Blocked - A federal judge in Texas just invalidated the DOL’s rule increasing the exempt salary thresholds. This means that the mandatory increase that went into effect in July, the additional increase scheduled for January 1,...
HR Compliance Update | November 19, 2024
FEDERAL UPDATES Exempt Salary Increases Blocked - A federal judge in Texas just invalidated the DOL’s rule increasing the exempt salary thresholds. This means that the mandatory increase that went into effect in July, the additional increase scheduled for January 1,...
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Guide to Wage Garnishment for Small Businesses
In the United States, more than one out of 100 workers is subject to wage garnishment at any point in time. As a business owner, it is your responsibility to respond to garnishment notices if you are ordered to garnish the employee’s wages. To ensure your company's...
ACA Compliance – Are You Ready?
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) runs 11,000 pages and is divided into 10 titles. Complying with this landmark law has been challenging for employers, as it contains many wide-ranging provisions that are being phased in through to 2020. Most...
FLSA and the Trucking Industry
With the Fair Labor Standards Act’s new overtime regulation going into effect starting Dec. 1, 2016, companies across the U.S. are taking steps to ensure compliance. Among the many industries impacted by these changes, truckers face new challenges set forth by...
Diversity – A Competitive Advantage
Recently, Austin HR was approached by a reporter from the Austin American-Statesman's online 512tech site to provide a perspective on the topic of diversity as a strategic advantage. The thrust of the article was that more and more companies are embracing the...
Increase Security with Facial Recognition Technology
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New Overtime Rule
The changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime provision have caused concern among many of our clients. Questions range from what the changes actually are, who they apply to, and how to prepare for them. We have compiled answers to a few high...
EEO1 – New Federal Law Alert
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced that it will require employers with 100 or more employees to submit summary pay data and total hours worked for the year as part of the annual EEO-1 report.The first report, capturing data from 2017,...
Harassment and Hostile Work Environment — In the News
Recently, KVUE, Austin's affiliate TV station, reached out to our firm inquiring how HR is handling harassment and hostile work environment situations for its clients. Click here to see our own, David Hughen's interview and comments on this topic. Everyone seems...
Wage Hour Update for Federal Contractors – Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave
The Department of Labor has announced that on September 30, 2016, it will publish a final rule to implement Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors. Executive Order 13706 was signed by President Barack Obama on September 7, 2015,...
Affordable Care Act (ACA) Important Recordkeeping Information
Affordable Care Act (ACA) Important Recordkeeping Information: Employers subject to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirements (employers with 50 or more full-time and full-time equivalent (FTE) employees) should be maintaining a secured monthly compliance binder or...
Upcoming OSHA Rule Changes
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a new final rule revising its Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses regulation. The rule will require certain employers to electronically submit injury and illness data. It also...
Official Information About ACA – November 2016
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It’s Time for HCM to Change
If you ask 10 different HR managers about their definition of HCM (Human Capital Management), you'll get 10 different answers. This is the result of two things: first, the term HCM has expanded over the last several years to include everything related to general HR...
Health FSA Maximum Increases to $2,600 in 2017
On Tuesday, October 25, 2016, the IRS released Revenue Procedure 2016-55, which included a $50 inflation-adjustment increase on voluntary employee salary reductions for contributions to a Health FSA. For an FSA plan year beginning or renewing on or after January...
Preparing for New Overtime Law
October is here and this year there is more to start preparing for than the holidays. Changes to the overtime provision of the Fair Labor Standards Act are currently scheduled take effect on December 1; therefore, the time to ensure compliance with the law is drawing...
ACA Reporting Vital for Employers
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Make a Scream this Halloween with Company Parties – Go Trick or Treating for Company Culture this Halloween
The spookiest time of the year is almost upon us! No, not the presidential election—Halloween. That means you need to get candy ready for trick-or-treaters, plan some ghostly activities—and figure out what costume you’re wearing to the office Halloween party.Whether...
Independent Contractors Vs Employees: Knowing the Difference Makes All the Difference
Deciding whether a worker is an independent contractor or an employee can be tricky, but knowing the difference can greatly affect proper tax compliance—but it’s not as simple as you might think. Many employers either find classification confusing or deliberately...
The Down-low on Sick Time and its Impact on Your Company
In the age of Internet enlightenment, the world is literally at your fingertips. YouTube tutorials can teach you anything from how to change a lightbulb to how to write intricate code. And while a simple Google search will alert you to the population of Turkmenistan...
Exempt vs. Nonexempt: Which One is Which?
If your job is classified as nonexempt, your employer has to adhere to the FLSA laws. You’re required to receive minimum wage pay ($7.25 per hour as of July 24, 2009), and any time worked over 40 hours a week is considered overtime. Overtime is compensated as time and...
What is the difference between vacation time and PTO? We’re trying to decide which one to offer.
Vacation policies are intended to be used for the specific purpose of vacation or leisure time, and employers who offer vacation time generally offer sick leave as well. The alternative to having two separate benefits is a singular Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit, which...
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