While there are no federal laws that mandate businesses to provide employees time off designated for voting, most states do require it. Some states require employers to pay for an employee’s voting time off, and some states require employees to make such time...
Have you reviewed your policies and practices in light of the upcoming FLSA overtime changes? Reclassified employees may have to follow procedures and policies that didn’t apply to them before—or that you didn’t have. Changing habits can be a challenge, but changing...
While only five states and the District of Columbia have passed paid sick leave laws, more and more municipalities—including New York City and most recently Los Angeles, San Diego, and Chicago—are passing ordinances that require employers to provide paid sick time....
With the upcoming implementation of the new FLSA overtime rules on December 1st of 2016, many employers will be changing some employees’ status from exempt to non-exempt to comply with the change in minimum salary threshold. Among other things to consider when...
Q: Do we have to require our employees who are being switched from exempt to non-exempt to take their lunch breaks if they prefer to eat while working? A: Non-exempt employee lunch breaks are not affected by the new FLSA rules. The FLSA does not require private...