Posts by ComplianceHR
Top 10 Wage & Hour Mistakes
The beginning of a new year is a great time to assess your potential wage and hour risks, and what you can do to minimize them. To help you get started, our VP of Strategy Tammy McCutchen identified the top 10 wage and hour mistakes in a recent webinar: 10. Failure to clearly communicate on…
Read MoreUber Wins in Florida; FedEx Settlements, $255 million
Independent contracting will continue to be a risky proposition in 2017. Last year, FedEx settled class actions brought by drivers in over 20 states by paying around $255 million. That is a pay check that will continue to motivate plaintiffs’ lawyers to look for misclassified independent contractors. Nonetheless, the newest chapter in Uber’s saga demonstrates…
Read MoreWhat’s Up with Overtime?
Perhaps the most challenging compliance issue of 2016 was preparing for the U.S. Department of Labor’s increase in the minimum salary level required for the “white collar” overtime exemptions, from $23,660 to $47,476 annually. Many employers were ready to comply as required on December 1 — other employers, maybe not so much. However, on November 22,…
Read MoreIntroducing New Leave of Absence & Pay Practice Solutions
ComplianceHR is pleased to deliver the newest additions to our award winning solutions – providing quick answers to more of your everyday compliance challenges. Find them on your dashboard today! To help you get off to a quick start – use our new Leave and Pay Practice applications free* until the end of February and…
Read MoreNews: Injunction Granted. Texas Judge Enjoins DOL from Implementing New OT Rules
This just in. Judge Amos Mazzant has enjoined the U.S. Department of Labor from implementing its changes to the overtime rules in a 20 page opinion issued late today. In his ruling, Judge Mazzant determined that the Plaintiffs established a prima facie case that the “Department’s salary level under the Final Rule and the automatic…
Read MoreArticle: Overtime after the Election – Key Takeaways
ComplianceHR President, Lori Brown, and VP of Strategy, Tammy McCutchen, hosted a webinar today that took head-on the question of what businesses should take away from the election results as it effects the upcoming December 1st changes to Overtime. Tammy brings a unique perspective on topics of regulation, litigation, and legislation, first and foremost as…
Read MoreNews: ComplianceHR Among 2016 Top HR Products by Human Resource Executive®
Chicago, IL, October 5, 2016 – In recognition of its unique, groundbreaking innovations in the area of HR, ComplianceHR, is proud to announce Human Resource Executive® has selected Navigator Suite as one of the Top 10 HR Products of 2016. Out of a record-breaking number of nominations, ComplianceHR’s Navigator Suite was selected by editors of…
Read MoreArticle: How to Safeguard Your Firm From Joint-employer Pitfalls
Article by Lori Brown. Originally Published by The Staffing Stream The changes made last year to joint-employer standards via the National Labor Relations Board’s decision in Browning-Ferris Industries of California Inc. (BFI) case marked a dramatic definitional expansion of “employee” and shift in the long-time joint employer test. Indeed, the NLRB’s adoption of an “indirect…
Read MoreArticle: How to comply with labor laws for contract workers
Article by Lori Brown, Originally published in Restaurant-Hospitality On-line. Over the past 18 months, employers have endured rough waters in the wake of the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) attack on how businesses engage 1099 contract workers and, on almost a parallel track, to what extent employees can be paid on an overtime exempt basis.…
Read MoreNews: ComplianceHR Announces Alliance with Strategic Sources, LLC
New York, NY, September 14, 2016 – ComplianceHR, a provider of intelligent, web-based employment solutions, today announced its partnership with Strategic Sources, LLC. This alliance will focus on delivering comprehensive audit and management compliance solutions for the contingent labor sector and providers of contingent workforce services. “Tremendous opportunities exist within the contingent workforce industry, but they come with…
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