Compensation & Benefits

Sick leave? OK to ask for doctor’s note

07/14/2016

Employers can, and should, ask for appropriate medical documentation to back up requests for time off. If not received, the worker can be disciplined.

Snapshot: Most common supplemental benefits

07/12/2016

What benefits are being provided other than health insurance?

The new OT: Beware assumptions about hours

07/11/2016

If you plan to convert some currently exempt employees into hourly employees once the new overtime regulations go into effect in December, you’re probably worried that your overtime tab will balloon.

Fed contractor disbarred after filing false wage statements

07/08/2016

Pay problems at a Manhattan construction site mean SJ Insulation will not be working on federally funded projects anytime soon.

N.Y. says Domino’s has been late on delivery of wages

07/08/2016

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has filed suit against Domino’s Pizza affiliates and three franchisees, alleging widespread violations of state wage-and-hour laws.

Minimum wages just went up in two states and 12 cities

07/07/2016

Minimum wage rose in a number of different places on July 1.

DOL FAQ addresses overtime rules issues

07/07/2016

The Department of Labor has released a list of frequently asked questions about the new overtime regulations that will go into effect on Dec. 1, 2016.

California: What wage-and-hour issues come into play when an employee telecommutes?

07/06/2016

Q. We recently started permitting one of our employees to telecommute on certain days of the week. We are concerned about tracking this employee’s hours. What wage-and-hour concerns should we consider for telecommuting employees?

Minimum wage up for state employees, contractors

07/05/2016

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