The Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced its final overtime rule, titled Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees. It effectively revises existing regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act...
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 celebrates 60 years this year, and it’s one piece of legislation that protects workers from sexual harassment in the workplace. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has prioritized protecting individuals from...
ACA Compliance for Your Small Business Clients Your small business clients have ACA obligations. In today’s post, we discuss compliance solutions. First, some background. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) (informally “Obamacare”), was signed into law in...
Are you subject to a predictive scheduling law? “Fair scheduling,” “secure scheduling,” or “fair workweek” laws protect employees from the uncertainty of on-call and fluid scheduling. They are popping up in states and municipalities...
Bobbi Best owns Blondies’ Bistro in Grants Pass, Oregon. In December 2015, a man named Martin Robinson applied for a cook’s position. In the restaurant industry, it is common for job seekers to exhibit cooking prowess in a “working interview.”...
In the past couple of years, we’ve have seen a lot of action on the labor law front. There are new federal regulations like Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) and new state fair scheduling laws. Plus, many existing provisions have been updated. How can an employer...
