Posts by Elyse Hawkey
Webinar (Recording): Working on Overtime : What to Expect in 2018? 12/14/2017 , 2:00 EST
Few expected the Trump Administration to appeal the Texas court’s grant of a permanent injunction finding the 2016 overtime rule unlawful — and then move to stay that Fifth Circuit appeal. What does all of this mean for employers in 2018? In this webinar, our presenter, Tammy McCutchen, explains what these recent actions mean for…
Read MoreWebinar (Recording): Navigating Non-Competes: Risks, Rewards and Innovation 12/12/2017 , 2:00 EST
This webinar, hosted on December, 12th 2017 by ComplianceHR and Littler Mendelson’s Paul Kennedy and Melissa McDonagh, addresses the key considerations for companies to protect their assets through non-compete agreements. The session highlights the nuanced challenges of compliance with varying state laws, while reminding us why carefully crafted language is critical to enforcement and overall…
Read MoreWebinar (Recording): The State and Fate of Overtime: What Next? 10/04/2017 , 1:30 EST
Now that the Texas injunction against the DOL’s overtime rule is final and the agency’s corresponding appeal withdrawn, what do employers need to know about the future of overtime? Tammy McCutchen, ComplianceHR’s VP of Strategy and former DOL Wage and Hour Administrator, will explain what these recent actions mean for employers. Tammy will discuss the…
Read MoreThe State of Compliance
By Lori Brown At the recent 29th Annual General Counsel Conference, sponsored by Corporate Counsel, Jonathan Shiffman, Associate General Counsel of litigation and employment for Ralph Lauren, predicted that the Republican majority in Congress makes it unlikely we’ll see new employee-friendly legislation passed at the federal level. Instead, according to Shiffman, employee advocates are having…
Read MorePaid Sick Leave
Compliance for paid sick leave is becoming more difficult as more states and municipalities are passing sick leave laws. Employers now need to understand the threshold number of employees that trigger compliance and individual laws generally specify where an employee works, not where they live. Employers need to determine whether employees will accrue sick leave…
Read MoreConquer the Burden of Wage and Hour Compliance
Wage and hour compliance continues to place a heavy burden on employers as they struggle with the fragmented collection of employment laws. Keeping up with changes across jurisdictions is difficult and expanding state regulations combined with ongoing changes in federal regulations make compliance even more challenging. ComplianceHR has developed a quick and easy to use…
Read MorePaid Sick Leave
Compliance for paid sick leave is becoming more difficult as more states and municipalities are passing sick leave laws. Employers now need to understand the threshold number of employees that trigger compliance and individual laws generally specify where an employee works, not where they live. Employers need to determine whether employees will accrue sick leave…
Read MoreThe State of Compliance
By Lori Brown At the recent 29th Annual General Counsel Conference, sponsored by Corporate Counsel, Jonathan Shiffman, Associate General Counsel of litigation and employment for Ralph Lauren, predicted that the Republican majority in Congress makes it unlikely we’ll see new employee-friendly legislation passed at the federal level. Instead, according to Shiffman, employee advocates are having…
Read MoreConquer the Burden of Wage and Hour Compliance
Wage and hour compliance continues to place a heavy burden on employers as they struggle with the fragmented collection of employment laws. Keeping up with changes across jurisdictions is difficult and expanding state regulations combined with ongoing changes in federal regulations make compliance even more challenging. ComplianceHR has developed a quick and easy to use…
Read MoreGood News for Independent Contracting? Not So Much.
By Tammy McCutchen On June 7, 2017 the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage & Hour Division withdrew its 2015 guidance on independent contracting which had concluded that “most workers are employees.” Good news, but we may have been cheering DOL’s decision a bit prematurely. In its withdrawal of the 2015 guidance, DOL stated that removal…
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