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Minimum wage up for state employees, contractors

07/05/2016
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Reconcile California wage law with new federal overtime rules

06/22/2016
California employers must comply with both federal and state wage-and-hour laws.

Feds’ deal for call center: $150K to fix misclassification

06/22/2016
A Southern California marketing firm will pay $150,000 in back pay and overtime to resolve charges it misclassified employees as independent contractors.

Broad backing for rules that expand overtime

06/21/2016

Poll shows that most Americans back new OT rules.

Chasing the next story a bad career choice

06/14/2016
For the third year in a row, journalism brought up the rear in employment research firm CareerCast.com’s annual 10 Job Rated Worst Jobs report.

Snapshot: Who is responsible for recruiting?

06/14/2016

Who handles the recruiting in your company?

Is timekeeping software the OT answer?

06/13/2016
When the Department of Labor released the final overtime regulations last month, the agency also put out extensive guidance on how to account for hours worked. The DOL suggested that employers and employees can simply agree on a set schedule, with the understanding that employees would report any deviations from the usual to their boss.

You have until December to comply with new overtime regulations

06/09/2016
Following two years of development and debate, the U.S. Department of Labor in May released a sweeping overhaul of the regulations for paying overtime to exempt, white-collar employees.

What’s not included in the new OT regulations

06/07/2016
The new Department of Labor overtime rules will change the way many employers do business. On the other hand, there’s much that did not change.

Your timeline to meet the overtime deadline

06/06/2016
Follow this timeline to stay on track with the new overtime regulations.