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Compensation & Benefits

‘Volunteers’ referred from courts aren’t employees

04/06/2015
Here’s some good news for nonprofit employers using individuals referred from the court system for community service credits. They’re not employees and therefore you aren’t obligated to pay them under the FLSA for the ‘work’ they do.

NYC pizza franchisee sliced paychecks too thin

04/06/2015
The owner of five Manhattan Papa John’s pizza franchises will be out a little dough after a state court ruled he didn’t properly pay his delivery people.

OT rulings may lead to worker clock-watching

04/06/2015
After a series of rulings dismissing overtime claims that didn’t specify exact alleged overtime worked, word is likely to get out that there’s a new, convenient way to track those hours.

Tab on $147 in unclaimed wages: Almost $1.4 million

04/06/2015
Delaware is attempting to collect almost $1.4 million from a Tennessee company that failed to properly direct a single unclaimed paycheck worth all of $147 into the state coffers.

Employer trade group pushes to privatize workers’ comp

04/06/2015
A who’s who of some of the nation’s largest private-sector employers have formed a lobbying group to “advocate for better medical outcomes to injured workers and give employers a choice in how they will manage employee benefits.” Critics say the Association for Responsible Alternatives to Workers’ Compensation is out to gut workers’ comp laws.

Time to get to work on health care reporting forms

04/03/2015
All large employers, even those that offer no health insurance and those that are eligible for transition relief this year, can begin to collect the information needed to complete Forms 1095-C/1094-C.

Consider adding credit union to benefit roster

04/02/2015
A credit union in New York City has begun an aggressive push to improve the fiscal well-being of workers whose employers offer credit union membership as an employee benefit.

What’s the law on paying for travel time?

04/01/2015
Q. How should we go about determining how much we need to pay employees for travel time?

Denver company pays its employees to relax and disconnect

04/01/2015
Bart Lorang, founder and CEO of cloud-based contact-management app firm FullContact in Denver, pays each of his employees $7,500 extra each year to go on vacation.

Vodafone maternity leave policy sets gold standard

04/01/2015
Starting April 1, Vodafone employees may take up to 16 weeks of paid maternity leave—and be able to work 30-hour weeks at full pay for six months after they return to work.