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DOL overtime rule advances to last step before becoming final

03/08/2024
The Department of Labor’s rule expanding access to overtime pay for an additional 3.6 million exempt employees is now under review by the Office of Management and Budget, the last step in the regulatory process before a final rule is issued.

White-collar Wednesdays: Traps when reclassifying employees

03/06/2024
The Department of Labor has said all along that it expects to release final regulations raising the salary employees must earn to remain exempt from the FLSA next month. And it appears it’s making good on its promise. Some employees will inevitably be reclassified as nonexempt due to these regulations. So this week we’re looking at how to handle this touchy subject.

Factor retirement boom into staffing plans

03/04/2024
A post-COVID retirement boom is sweeping the nation, a trend that’s likely contributing to today’s ongoing tight labor market.

April 2024: Employer’s business tax calendar

02/29/2024
Here’s your monthly guide to critical payroll due dates.

Who takes the most time off following work injuries?

02/26/2024
Analysts at Upflip, an online training provider, reviewed the latest injury and illness data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to see which occupations had the highest percentage of cases where six days or more were taken off from work.

Pregnant Workers Fairness Act adds intermittent-leave challenges

02/23/2024
The PWFA lets pregnant employees take a new, albeit informal, form of intermittent leave—and it doesn’t always require a health-care provider’s certification. The PWFA requires pregnancy-related conditions to be reasonably accommodated. Many such conditions mean employees may miss work with little or no notice.

The benefit that gives back: Offer time off for employees who volunteer

02/21/2024
Paid time off so employees can engage in volunteer or charity work may be just the benefit you’ve been looking for. It doesn’t cost much, it burnishes your image in the community and it has been shown to improve employees’ mental health.

In the Payroll Mailbag: March ’24

02/21/2024
Sometimes “no” can be a good thing—as in no, this item is tax-free. Here are two perfect examples.

DOL adjusts penalties for 2024

02/21/2024
The Department of Labor has announced the 2024 inflation adjustments to penalties for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act and ERISA.

Old test or new, the FLSA still defaults to employee status

02/21/2024
The Fair Labor Standards Act is remedial legislation that is meant to cover as many employees as possible. The Department of Labor’s final worker status regulations were never intended to change this. The main reason for issuing the regs was to codify the Supreme Court’s 80-year-old test. A recent case decided before the final regs were issued illustrates.