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Compensation & Benefits

Under GOP, could comp time replace overtime pay?

11/20/2024
A proposal calls for Congress to pass the Working Families Flexibility Act, which proposes amending the Fair Labor Standards Act. It would authorize private employers to provide one-and-a-half hours of comp time for each overtime hour worked.
Employment Law

Conundrum: FMLA leave during the holidays

11/20/2024
Dec. 25 and Jan. 1 fall on Wednesdays this holiday season. Holidays falling on Wednesdays usually take the pressure off employers to give off either the day before or the day after, just to round out the week and to show some good will. But Wednesday holidays don’t eliminate all of the FMLA leave considerations you must address.
Hiring

The hidden rules of writing job ads that actually work

11/20/2024
According to hiring expert Steven Smith, most organizations still use outdated job-posting strategies that severely limit their candidate pool. While companies pour more money into recruitment and make minor tweaks to their approach, Smith says they’re missing fundamental shifts in how online job boards and candidates alike operate in today’s digital landscape.
HR Management

DOL issues best practices for AI in the workplace

11/11/2024
The DOL says employers must approach implementing AI in all its forms in worker-centric ways. That is, they shouldn’t use AI as tool to eliminate jobs but rather as a resource for advancing workers’ well-being.
Terminations

Document—and date—every step of layoff process

11/08/2024
Once the word is out, some employees may take steps they think will save them from layoffs—or set up a potential lawsuit. That’s one reason to thoroughly document your layoff-related decisions and plans, even if those plans have not yet been announced. Here’s an example of how careful documentation worked to the employer’s advantage.
Employee Relations

Employee turnover: The hidden costs of the revolving door

11/06/2024
When leadership expert and trainer Kevin Eikenberry examines employee turnover with HR professionals, the implications stretch beyond filling empty positions. While many organizations hope economic conditions will eventually solve their retention problems, Eikenberry warns that burying your head in the sand is not a good strategy—especially when considering the true financial impact of turnover.
Article Archives

Review mental-health benefits to ensure they serve your employees’ needs

The catch with 401(k) catch-up contributions

Look, up in the sky, it’s the W-2 that stole Christmas

In the Payroll Mailbag: December ’24

Audit your I-9 forms now

Two-minute payroll reads: December ’24

Candy cane catastrophe: Waiting on these year-end tasks

‘We didn’t know’ isn’t reasonable cause for not filing 1099s

New overtime rule overturned, white-collar salary threshold reverts to $35,568 per year

DOL toolkit explains how to adopt ‘skills-first’ hiring

NLRB rules ‘captive-audience’ meetings unlawful

Can workers demand remote work as a form of FMLA leave?

Voters deliver mixed messages on state wage hikes

3 more states mandate paid sick leave

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