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March 3, 2022

Tracking Exempt Employee Time — Is This Allowed?

There are many reasons you might want or need to track exempt employee time. For example, you may opt to track an exempt employee’s hours for […]
March 1, 2022

5 Ways to Create an Engaged, Committed Workforce

You’ve probably been hearing about the Great Resignation (or however you want to describe it) for months now. Even if you’re not dealing directly with increased […]
February 22, 2022

6 Ways to Reduce Burnout When You’re Understaffed

Question We’ve been both super busy and understaffed recently. Is there anything we can do during this time to help our employees avoid extra stress or […]
February 15, 2022

CMS Disclosure Requirements Due Soon

Do you offer health coverage to your employees? And does your group health plan cover outpatient prescription drugs? If you answered yes to both of those […]
February 14, 2022

Share the Love: 5 Ways to Show Employees You Actually Care About Them

It’s Valentine’s Day. School children are passing out cards to their classmates, romantic partners are giving and receiving presents, women are continuing to give “Galentine’s Day” […]
February 10, 2022

Supporting Menopausal Employees

Menopause (the time that marks the end of the menstrual cycle) and perimenopause (the time just before) can come with a host of symptoms. Anxiety, brain […]
February 8, 2022

The Basic Steps of a Harassment Investigation

When an employer receives a harassment claim, they have a legal obligation to examine the claim by conducting a thorough investigation. This includes the following steps: […]
February 4, 2022

Do We Need to Classify Managers as Exempt Under the FLSA?

No. It’s fine to classify managers as nonexempt. As a reminder, exempt and nonexempt are classifications under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). That’s the federal […]
February 1, 2022

7 Ways HR Can Avoid Burnout

If you work in HR, you know that employee burnout remains pervasive. You also know that the task of supporting overly stressed employees often falls on […]
January 27, 2022

Should We Have a COVID Section in Our Employee Handbook?

While COVID will continue to affect our workplaces for some time, we generally recommend not adding COVID policies directly to your handbook. Guidance from the Centers […]
January 25, 2022

Take Mineral’s 2022 State of HR Survey

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

When Can We Deduct from an Exempt Employee’s Pay?

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 […]
October 5, 2017

U.S. Department of Labor Extends Nominations Period for 2018 ERISA Advisory Council

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is soliciting nominations to fill five, three-year vacancies on the Advisory Council on Employee […]
October 6, 2017

Court Orders $5M to Be Restored to Employee Stock Ownership Plan

NEW YORK, NY – The U.S. Department of Labor has reached an agreement with the owner of a Manhattan laser surgery center to pay $5 million […]
October 6, 2017

Manager of health care network to reimburse plans for fees

NEW YORK – The U.S. Department of Labor and a third-party administrator that provides employee health benefit plans with access to a network of doctors, hospitals […]
October 7, 2017

Court orders trustee to repay profit-sharing plan of Tennessee construction equipment company

Type of Action: Consent order and judgement Names of Defendants: Ditch Witch Equipment of Tennessee Inc.Aubrey Needham Allegations: Based on an investigation conducted by the Employee Benefits Security […]