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Compensation & Benefits

What restrictions can we place on employees taking time off to vote?

07/22/2016

Q. With elections coming up we have started to think about what we can do to manage when employees are taking time to vote. Our policy says they can take time off the morning of an election. Can we ask them to go after work? Can we tell them when in the morning they can take off to vote? Can we tell them how long they can take to vote? Can we deduct pay if they take too long?

New federal overtime rules affect Minnesota’s wage-and-hour laws

07/22/2016
Consequently, Minnesota employers covered by both the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and Minnesota’s Fair Labor Standards Act must comply with whichever is more stringent. Therefore, Minnesota employers should be aware of how the new federal overtime regulations may affect compliance with the MNFLSA.

Parkinson’s care chain settles OT dispute with nursing aides

07/22/2016
Parkinson’s Specialty Care has settled charges it failed to pay certified nursing assistants overtime when they worked more than 40 hours per week.

Aug. 3 is near, W-2c procrastinators beware

07/18/2016
Aug. 3 is the date when information return penalties increase from $110 per form (up to $1,669,500), to $270 (up to $3,339,000), for W-2 missteps.

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.