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HR Management

Where to focus safety efforts to avoid most costly injuries?

01/17/2019
Workplace injuries cost U.S. businesses $1 billion each week in workers’ compensation costs.
Hiring

I-9 audits & worksite raids spiked in 2018: What’s next and how should you prepare?

01/17/2019
The final stats for 2018, and what to expect in 2019.
Employment Law

‘Fair reading’ of FLSA exemptions gets a test drive

01/17/2019
In 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Encino Motors v. Navarro that exemptions to the Fair Labor Standards Act should be given a “fair reading,” instead of a narrow construction. Two federal appellate court decisions have put their stamp on just what counts as a fair reading.
Compensation & Benefits

Regulations galore from the IRS, DOL and HHS!

01/17/2019
Here are digests of proposed regulations and related guidance issued by the IRS, the Department of Labor and the Department of Health and Human Services.
Employee Relations

Take care when disciplining whistleblowers

01/10/2019
An employer must show it would have taken the same action against an employee even if he had not blown the whistle.
Terminations

Document precise reason for termination

01/02/2019
Detailed documentation is your best defense if a fired employee sues for discrimination. You will be able to show that your reasons were not motivated by bias.
Article Archives

In the Payroll Mailbag: February ’19

Walkin’ on sunshine (once we spring forward)

Special analysis: Free lunch or employer heartburn?

Avoid the tax fraud trap when filing Forms 1099-MISC

2019 standard mileage rate increases 3.5¢ a mile

Wage lawsuits fall, but still near historical highs

A kiss to get your paycheck? Prepare to pay much more

Real communication problem … or ethnic bias?

Blocked by senator, Feldblum won’t seek another EEOC term

California weighs 6 months’ paid parent leave

Flu could cost employers $17 billion this season

Snapshot: Contingent workforce in 2020

Help staff cope with annual deductible reset

5 trends shaped employment law in 2018

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