Wages & Hours

How to pay for work-related driving expenses?

02/27/2017

Q. What methods can I use to compensate my employees for their work-related driving expenses?

What’s the reimbursement rate for work mileage employees put on their personal vehicles?

02/27/2017

Q. Some of my employees are required to drive their personal cars to and from various worksites during working hours. Do I have to compensate these employees for the miles they drive during this travel? If so, how much per mile must I reimburse them for?

Comcast promises lawsuit over Philly’s new wage bias law

02/01/2017

Patterned after a first of its kind Massachusetts law, the ordinance bars employers from asking an employee’s salary history.

California localities’ minimum wage increases for 2017

01/30/2017

The California minimum wage increased on Jan. 1 to $10.50 per hour for businesses employing 26 or more employees.

Setup work doesn’t require prevailing wage

01/30/2017

Can employees who perform work that may be related to a public works contract, but not the public work directly, be paid less?

More retailers stop using on-call shift scheduling

01/19/2017

Pressure for attorney generals in several states has caused several large retailers to stop requiring employees to call work before a scheduled shift to find out if they have to work that day.

2017 brings higher minimum wage in 22 states

01/04/2017

For employers with staff in more than one state, complying with minimum wage laws just got more complicated.

With new law, Philadelphia jumps on pay equity bandwagon

01/03/2017

The bill that prohibits employers from asking about a prospective employee’s wage and fringe benefits history is expected to become law, effective sometime in mid-2017.

Work-at-home abuse? Demand accountability

12/01/2016

Are you sure employees are working when they are supposed to be? Or are they abusing your flexible rules about taking time off and working from home?

16 new state laws California employers need to know about

11/28/2016

A list of the most significant laws affecting private sector employers in California.