This spring, an estimated four million Americans became eligible for overtime pay, with a new overtime rule doubling the salary threshold to automatic … Read more
Judge Suspends Overtime Rule
A federal district court judge issued an order Tuesday temporarily stopping new rules on overtime pay from taking effect. Beginning Dec. 1, employers would … Read more
Chamber Readying Lawsuit Over OT Rules
There are 78 days left until the new U.S. Department of Labor overtime rules take effect. However, according the a recent report from Chris Opfer and Ben … Read more
Special Handling May Be Required For Your Younger Workers Affected by the OT Rules
Under new overtime regulations set to become law on December 1st, approximately 4.2 million salaried employees will be reclassified as nonexempt employees … Read more
Why You Might Want Exempt Employees to Keep Timecards
Management need not keep hours-worked records for employees who qualify for one of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act’s Section 13(a)(1) executive, … Read more
If Time Is So Valuable, Why Aren’t You Tracking It?
Most executives are accustomed to tracking a wide variety of variables that affect our organizations: capital expenditures, return on investment, … Read more
How Will You Tell Them They’ll Have to Punch In?
Looming changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime rules mean businesses of all sizes have to make some difficult decisions about how to … Read more
Here’s What You Need to be Doing NOW to be Ready for the New OT Rules
Now that the Department of Labor has officially revamped the nation’s overtime rules, employers can’t afford to sit on the sidelines and wait to comply … Read more
DOL Announces New OT Rules; 4.2 Million Workers Affected
The Department of Labor unveiled its much anticipated new overtime rule Tuesday night, declaring that 4.2 million more workers will soon have to be paid … Read more
HR Outsource Provider TriNet Hit by $1 Million Fine For OT Violations
By Eric B. Meyer The U.S. Department of Labor announced this week that “a human resources outsource provider will pay $1 million in back overtime wages and … Read more