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January 25, 2022
With COVID continuing, many more responsibilities on our plate, and no more time to get them done, is it any wonder that burnout remains pervasive among […]
January 20, 2022
In general, if an exempt employee performs any work during the workweek, you must pay them their full salary amount. Deductions are allowed, however, for legally required withholding […]
January 18, 2022
Question One of our employees will be on leave while they go to rehab. What, if anything, should we tell the staff about the employee’s absence? […]
January 14, 2022
The United States Supreme Court has halted the OSHA vaccine-or-test Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). As a result, covered employers (those with 100 or more employees) are […]
January 13, 2022
An exit interview is a conversation with a departing employee about their time at the company and the reason for their departure. It’s completely optional, but […]
January 11, 2022
A version of this article was originally published at Forbes. “Help Wanted” signs – virtual or storefront – are everywhere. In 2021, millions of American workers […]
January 6, 2022
Question Now that we’ve become a “remote first” company with most of our employees working from home, we’ve started hiring remote employees in other parts of […]
January 4, 2022
About a year ago, Abigail began her first day on a new job. She was a software engineer, new to the workforce, and eager to make […]
December 29, 2021
If a holiday like New Year’s Eve falls on a weekend when you’re closed, and you typically give employees that holiday off, do you have to […]
December 22, 2021
All new employees must complete Section 1 of Form I-9 on (or before) their first day of employment. Then, within three business days following their start […]
December 20, 2021
In a somewhat surprising turn of events, a three-judge panel from the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has lifted the stay on the OSHA vaccine-or-test mandate […]
December 14, 2021
A workweek is not the same thing as your hours of operation. Rather, it defines the 168-hour period (i.e., seven 24-hour days) in which you track your nonexempt […]
October 19, 2016
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit against the fiduciaries of a Virginia-based employee stock ownership plan, alleging the defendants failed to […]
October 27, 2016
WASHINGTON – In light of the devastation following Hurricane Matthew, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employee Benefits Security Phyllis C. Borzi […]
October 27, 2016
Date of Action: Oct. 25, 2016 Type of Action: Employee Retirement Income Security Act Lawsuit Names of Defendants: Todd Olson, Dell Inc., Dell Inc. Simple IRA […]
November 1, 2016
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration, the Internal Revenue Service, and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation today released advance informational copies […]