In this week's roundup of the HR news hitting the headlines: Former staff at OceanGate say safety was being compromised; T-Mobile is accused of underpaying … Read more
New overtime rules rubber-stamped; workers win right to have their gender ID respected
In this week's round-up of HR news: a slew of new rules means workers will get better protections; overtime and gender recognition. Also, more than … Read more
Apple in $25 million settlement with US Department of Justice over hiring irregularities
In this week's round-up of the HR news making the headlines: Apple to pay $25 million fine for favoring hiring immigrants over US citizens, while Honda … Read more
Dept of Labor proposals to extend overtime – what it means for you
Attorneys Andrew Weissler, Josef Glynias, and Scott LeBlanc discuss how employers should prepare for new DOL proposals by reviewing employee compensation … Read more
Indeed to support staff whose kids want to change sex; 13-year pay dispute finally ends
Sex-change employee benefits; proposed new overtime extensions; pay disputes; AI and wasted office costs. Just some of the HR stories that caught our eye … Read more
Workers protest at waiting a year to be paid; union promises to take contract fight to UPS
US Open caterers claim they’ve not been paid Some of the players involved earn $millions, but at this week’s US Open Tennis Tournament, a protest was … Read more
6 Ways to Minimize the Impact of the New US Overtime Rules
Massive changes to existing and long established overtime regulations have recently taken place in the US that will make an estimated 1.3 million more … Read more
New US Overtime Rule Pushes Pay Threshold to $35,568
The US Department of Labor announced today new overtime pay rules that will make 1.3 million more workers eligible for time and a half. Beginning Jan. 1, … Read more
You Need to Prepare Now For the New OT Rules
Late last month, the IRS released a draft of the 2020 form W-4. The IRS is now accepting comments and suggestions before issuing a “near final” draft next … Read more
DOL Proposes New OT Pay Threshold Affecting 1.3 Million More Workers
An additional 1.3 million workers could be eligible for overtime pay under a new compensation threshold proposed by the US Department of Labor. The DOL is … Read more