2015 Employee Benefits Changes

The new year is underway, and there have been several updates regarding certain benefits that your staff may be utilizing. Please see below for some important 2015 employee benefits changes. FSA, HSA, and 401(k) Contribution Limits Increase in 2015 Several of the most...
Wage and Hour Audit

Wage and Hour Audit

Wage issues are some of the most frequent, expensive and challenging employer compliance problems. Compliant wage practices and classifications are your first and best defense. In order to best withstand a wage and hour audit or investigation from the Department of...
2015 OSHA Reporting Requirements

2015 OSHA Reporting Requirements

On January 1st, a final rule from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will take effect that will change the 2015 OSHA reporting requirements for injury and illness. This new rule adds to the number of situations in which...
Monitoring Employees at Work

Monitoring Employees at Work

Once upon a time, monitoring employees at work consisted primarily of sprinkling around a few video cameras in the warehouse to detect inventory pilfering. Times have changed: today you can harness “behavioral modeling” software to try to assess employee...
Preventing Unemployment Claims

Preventing Unemployment Claims

Employers are often surprised at how easily a former employee can establish a successful unemployment claim.  With respect to unemployment claims, the largest misconception among employers is that terminating an employee for substandard performance will disqualify the...
Employees Speaking a Foreign Language at Work

Employees Speaking a Foreign Language at Work

Question: We have some employees who regularly converse in their native Spanish language. This creates an issue because other employees are worried they are being talked about but can’t understand it. How should we handle employees speaking a foreign language at work?...
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