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Compensation & Benefits

Tip pooling: What’s fair and reasonable?

05/30/2018
Under California Labor Code section 351, employers may pool tips and distribute them in a manner that is “fair and reasonable.” What that means in practice depends on the circumstances.

Some DOL ‘prevailing wage’ scales based on data from the 1980s

05/29/2018
The U.S. Department of Labor, which is in charge of enforcing the Davis Bacon Act, is setting prevailing wages for some occupations based on data collected more than 30 years ago.

Injured at company softball: Does he get workers’ comp?

05/21/2018
Advice: Draw a clear line between the activity and your organization’s involvement.

Fix it fast: How to handle an uncashed paycheck

05/17/2018
Your options: You can either void uncashed checks or hold them open on your books. Hiccup: Banks generally won’t honor checks that are older than six months, so your employees won’t be happy either.

Minneapolis gears up to enforce Safe and Sick Time Ordinance

05/16/2018
Since Minneapolis’s Safe and Sick Time Ordinance took effect last July, the city has been working with employers to help them comply with the law. For almost a year, the city has levied no fines. That will all end on July 1.

Fired for doing no work? No unemployment, either

05/16/2018
Employees who are fired for refusing to work can’t collect unemployment benefits. Failing to work is considered willful misconduct.

Absences due to FMLA can count against calculations for performance bonus

05/09/2018
Generally, time spent on FMLA leave can’t be counted against an employee when, for example, tallying absences under a no-fault attendance program. However, calculations to figure a production bonus don’t have to “forgive” work missed because of FMLA leave.

New way to collect paid family leave contributions in N.Y.

05/09/2018
The New York Workers Compensation Board has changed its interpretation of regulations governing collection of employee contributions to the state’s paid family leave fund.

Workers delay retirement, unsure how much to save

05/08/2018
Though the economy is improving, many U.S. workers are still pumping the brakes on their retirement plans.

Employees remain in the dark about benefits

05/08/2018
Only 52% of employees say they understand their health benefits, according to a new survey by the Employee Benefit Research Institute.