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While you guys were watching the NFL playoffs yesterday, a little birdie told me that the U.S. Department of Labor had announced its final rule to update its joint-employer regulations.
Here’s the skinny. Continue reading
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If DOL opinion letters turn you on, sit down, maybe grab a cigarette, and read this blog post.
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The U.S. Department of Labor could have rested on its overtime-rule laurels in 2020. Instead, the DOL has wasted little time releasing three new opinion letters in 2020. I’ll break them down for you below.
The results are in! Here’s what HR readers did to prepare their companies for the new DOL overtime rules.
“Pardon me. But would you happen to have any Grey Poupon?”
“But, of course.” Continue reading
POLL: What did your business do to prepare for the new DOL overtime rules?
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Happy New Year, everyone. Or, as we employment law nerds say, ‘Day 2’ of the new overtime rule today.
(Actually, no one says that except for this nerd.)
The Best of The Employer Handbook in 2019 confirms that you readers are STONE COLD SAVAGES!
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2019 was a busy year for HR compliance. That’s a true statement even if we forget about all that went down in New Jersey. Continue reading
The DOL announces a Final Rule to help you offer perks and benefits to your employees and still pay those workers properly
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Back in March, when I debated going on the lam after some completely innocent child labor wage-and-hour shenanigans, the United States Department of Labor announced that it was going to work on a new rule to clarify how companies calculate overtime for employees.
Yesterday, in a low-key announcement at which I did not cut the ribbon, the DOL announced a final rule that will allow employers to more easily offer perks and benefits to their employees. Continue reading
MAJOR wage and hour news in PA! Minimum wage going ☝️; Proposed salary-level test going 👇, and more!
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Where do we even begin? Continue reading
New legislation in NJ would make it much harder to use independent contractors
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Yesterday, one of my favorite readers of the blog forwarded me a link to this article, “Sweeney-backed bill may eliminate independent contractors in N.J.”
That got my attention. Continue reading
The DOL plans to make it easier for you to pay bonuses while using the fluctuating workweek
After a Harry Potter tour behind-the-scenes, some additional London sightseeing, and a Premier League game, the Meyers have made it back to the United States. Unfortunately, since my body is still on Greenwich Mean Time, I’m typing this post at 5:30 in the morning local time.
But, hey, my four kids survived two cross-Atlantic flights and didn’t otherwise get us banned from the UK. So, it’s all good.
You know that employee that won’t shut up about being underpaid? Yeah, well, you may be stuck with that person.
At first glance, this recent National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Advice Memorandum, with all its redactions and such, seems hardly worth the trouble to parse through.
But, that’s why they pay me the big bucks bupkis to blog and try to make something out of nothing. And I’ve done just that for you today. Continue reading