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HR Compliance Update | December 3, 2024
FEDERAL UPDATES Federal Contractors (Construction): OFCCP just announced that it is reinstating the CC-257 Monthly Employment Utilization Report for businesses with a federal construction contract, subcontract, and/or federally assisted construction contract or...
HR Compliance Update | December 3, 2024
FEDERAL UPDATES Federal Contractors (Construction): OFCCP just announced that it is reinstating the CC-257 Monthly Employment Utilization Report for businesses with a federal construction contract, subcontract, and/or federally assisted construction contract or...
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How To Determine if an Employee Is Exempt or Nonexempt
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) sets specific rules about the minimum wage, youth employment, and overtime requirements. As a part of the law, there are rules that determine which type of workers are exempt from overtime. If nonexempt employees don’t receive...
And Now This…Pokemon Go In The Workplace
So, we have a new social game craze to contend with as it encroaches on the workplace. What's an employer to do? Where should the lines be drawn to ensure performance is held to a high standard while allowing employees to have a bit of fun? In practical ways,...
Navigating the Complex Sea of ACA Compliance
Six years after being signed into law, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is still one of the most important aspects of healthcare for employers. 2016 was the first year that employers were required to report on ACA compliance. This complicated process can understandably...
Is Your HCM Solution Keeping Up with Today’s Workforce?
Human Capital Management, or HCM, is vital to business, maximizing people’s value and minimizing how much is spent on management. HCM deals with some of the basic elements that keep the company running, like payroll, HR management, time and attendance, and benefits...
Preparing for a Millennial led workforce
The impact millennials will have on the global workforce when they soon take over most leadership roles is set to revolutionize the way workplace value is perceived and created. In short – millennials are set to completely change the face of business. The work life of...
Managing Three Generations in The Workplace
Clashing generational interests are commonplace in the modern workforce. Managing each age group’s expectations is often difficult. While catering to every demographic’s particular strengths and weaknesses may not be possible, understanding each generation’s needs can...
The Value of Retention: Hiring and Keeping Employees for the Long Haul
After you have hired an employee, only half the battle is won. Retaining your hard-won employees is a constant challenge, not a one-time win. Building long-term commitment and loyalty among employees is the key to keeping them on board for the long haul.Fostering an...
Change Management: Creating Change That Lasts
“Be the change you wish to see in the world,” while an oft quoted statement and very applicable in a myriad of situations, it is especially important in circumstances where transitions are underway. Change management processes often fail, because the transition “is...
USA Payroll acquires HR consulting firm
USA Payroll acquires HR consulting firm By NATE DOUGHERTY • May 24, 2016 USA Payroll Inc. has acquired a local human resources and regulatory compliance consulting company, a move officials from both companies said will expand USA Payroll’s services and lead to...
The Hidden Benefits of Company Culture
If an employee is engaged, their positive energy also emanates to other employees. Company culture-building factors can be anything from instigating weekly Friday team lunches to celebrating Star Wars: The Force Awakens premiere as an office. Team-building activities...
Final FLSA White Collar Exemption Rules Announced
Yesterday, the Department of Labor announced the new salary threshold for certain employees to qualify as exempt from minimum wage and overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act’s White Collar Exemptions.Effective December 1, 2016, the new minimum salary level will...
Training: Cornerstone of a Successful Workplace
Training can be a tedious task for employees and employers, but there’s nothing more vital to a company’s success. Training educates workers on new technology and legal requirements, promotes health and safety, and gives employees opportunities to grow and develop in...
Q & A: Should employees get paid to check email while on vacation?
Q: A non-exempt employee has asked to be paid for the hour she spent checking work email while she was out on vacation. We didn’t request, require, or authorize this work. How do we handle this?A: Although you didn’t give this non-exempt employee permission to check...
Identifying the HR Disruptors for 2016
The HR world is undergoing major transformation. It used to be that HR’s tasks were simply to make sure everyone got their paychecks and benefits, process performance reviews, and handle conflicts too complex for managers to deal with themselves. Technological...
Internships – Unpaid or Paid?
Unpaid internships are permissible if they meet very specific criteria, but employers should proceed with extreme caution.The Department of Labor has a six-part test for determining whether interns may be unpaid. As a best practice, we recommend that you use unpaid...
Technology that Fully Engages Your Workforce
Competition for top talent is forcing employers to cast increasingly wide nets that reach far outside a company headquarters' local area. As this practice becomes more prevalent, it's incumbent upon employers to leverage every potential avenue for retaining top talent...
Common Mistakes in Change Management and How to Avoid Them
Far too many change management initiatives fail. If transitions are handled properly, however, they can yield plentiful results and strong returns for businesses. Understanding the common mistakes companies make can help prevent failure and maximize your chances of...
How does FLSA Exempt Legal Requirements affect Commissioned Sales Employees?
Questions are starting to role in regarding exempt classification salary threshold change. Here's one we are getting more often than others:We have two currently salaried employees who make about $42,000 per year. However, with commissions, we estimate that they will...
DOL Issues New Overtime Payment Rules
On May 18, 2016, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued important new rules regarding overtime pay for exempt, salaried employees. These new rules, which become effective December 1, 2016, require that employers begin tracking all hours worked by exempt, salaried...
IRS Working to Correct Erroneous Failure to Deposit Notices
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued an alert to payroll processors advising them that it sent out erroneous Failure to Deposit Notices for the April 2016 deadline. Following is the correspondence from the IRS: Due to the observed holiday on...
Creative Collaboration Trends
One of the keys to effective collaboration is to provide a functional, yet inspirational space where employees want to meet and can do so efficiently. Tight cubicles and and dingy, fluorescent-lit conference rooms are not conducive to collaboration and certainly don’t...
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