Compensation & Benefits

High Court OKs statistical analyses to figure unpaid time

06/13/2016

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that employees at a meat processing plant may use statistical analyses to prove that they weren’t paid for their changing time in class action lawsuits brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Is timekeeping software the OT answer?

06/13/2016

When the Department of Labor released the final overtime regulations last month, the agency also put out extensive guidance on how to account for hours worked. The DOL suggested that employers and employees can simply agree on a set schedule, with the understanding that employees would report any deviations from the usual to their boss.

You have until December to comply with new overtime regulations

06/09/2016

Following two years of development and debate, the U.S. Department of Labor in May released a sweeping overhaul of the regulations for paying overtime to exempt, white-collar employees.

DOL to appoint fiduciary for abandoned Bronx 401(k)

06/09/2016

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefit Security Administration has asked a federal court to appoint a fiduciary for the 401(k) plan at Astro Communications, a Bronx telecommunications firm.

Pay secrecy policies may no longer stand up

06/09/2016

States and the federal government are cracking down on payroll confidentiality policies.

What’s not included in the new OT regulations

06/07/2016

The new Department of Labor overtime rules will change the way many employers do business. On the other hand, there’s much that did not change.

Your timeline to meet the overtime deadline

06/06/2016

Follow this timeline to stay on track with the new overtime regulations.

Snapshot: States benefiting most from the new overtime rules

06/03/2016

Some states will see more than 4% of workers be newly eligible for OT under the new labor rules.

Was it forced retirement or just a resignation?

06/02/2016

An employee facing the prospect of being demoted, transferred or having to take on new duties may consider retiring instead.

‘No commission’ ad doesn’t destroy exemption

06/02/2016

A recent court decision is good news for employers of commissioned, exempt salespeople that also imply in their advertising that the salespeople don’t work on commission.