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DOL Issues New Information on its PAID Self-Audit and Self-Reporting Program
BY MEREDITH SCHRAMM-STROSSER, TAMMY MCCUTCHEN, AND LEE SCHRETER. LITTLER MENDELSON, ON APRIL 20, 2018 Last month, we reported on the U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division’s (“WHD”) newly created Payroll Audit Independent Determination (“PAID”) Program, through which employers can proactively seek to resolve potential and actual violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). The WHD…
Read MoreCalifornia Announces a New Wage and Hour Independent Contractor Test
BY STEPHEN MELNICK, LITTLER MENDELSON, ON MAY 1, 2018 In a groundbreaking new decision, the California Supreme Court announced a significant change in independent contractor law, adopting a modified “ABC” test for determining whether an individual is an employee under the Wage Orders.1 This new independent contractor test is modeled on Massachusetts’ independent contractor statute, which…
Read MoreDOL Actions Provide Insight Under Labor Secretary Acosta
In his first step in reworking the “white-collar” overtime rule, Labor Secretary Acosta on June 7 indicated the agency would soon issue a Request for Information (RFI) regarding the currently enjoined overtime rules. The new overtime rule would have re-defined which employees are exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s minimum wage and overtime requirements.…
Read MoreNew Applications Added to ComplianceHR’s Award-Winning Suite of Solutions
NEW YORK, N.Y., April 12, 2017 – ComplianceHR (www.compliancehr.com), a provider of intelligent web-based employment compliance solutions, is pleased to announce the addition of leave of absence and new pay practice applications to its Navigator Suite of award-winning solutions. The Navigator Suite was selected by Human Resource Executive® as one of the Top 10 HR…
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 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 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…
Read MoreFeatured in HR Dive: Why documentation is more important than ever for compliance
by Tom Starner, via: HR Dive The ongoing compliance changes affecting employers and the workplace is undeniable. Along with growing complexity of the new rules and regulations, one expert believes there is an emerging trend whereby regulators and plaintiffs’ attorneys are increasingly focused on the process by which an employer got to a decision –…
Read MoreFast Facts on the New Overtime Rule
Via: USA Today, By: Paul Davidson Overtime pay: What you need to know about the new rule The Labor Department on Wednesday finalized a new rule that’s expected to make an additional 4.2 million salaried workers eligible for overtime pay. The rule, intended to boost low and middle-income wages that largely have stagnated, takes effect…
Read MoreNews: Final Rule – Overtime
Via US DOL: Wage and Hour Division Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act On May 18, 2016, President Obama and Secretary Perez announced the publication of the Department of Labor’s final rule updating the overtime regulations, which will automatically extend overtime…
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