Federal Minimum Wage Increase to $7.25 on July 24, 2009
The U.S. Department of Labor reminds employers and employees that the federal minimum wage will increase to $7.25 on Friday, July 24. With this change, employees who are covered by the federal Fair...
View ArticleESBHR Podcast 19: 6 Tips for Determining a Fair Hiring Salary
ESBHR Podcast 19: 6 Tips for Determining a Fair Hiring Salary You’ve interviewed, you’ve checked references, and now you’re ready to select your top candidate. But first, you’ll need to figure out what...
View ArticleWork Hour Laws & Pay Issues FAQ, Part II
If you’re a small business owner or manager with questions about your obligations regarding Department of Labor laws, this guide will give you answers. From guidelines about job sharing policy to last...
View ArticleCompensation Guide: Fair Labor Standards Act Requirements
Should you pay an employee who answers the office phone over lunch break? Do you compensate a worker who is on-call while at home? Figuring out when to compensate workers can be tricky in some...
View ArticleSample Termination Letter – How to Write an Effective Letter of Termination
Unfortunately, at some point most supervisors will find the need to write a letter of termination for an employee who is not meeting expectations or who has violated the company code of conduct. There...
View ArticleMurky Overtime Pay Policies – Ensure They Don’t Expose You to Liability
In an environment of shrinking budgets, it’s not uncommon for businesses to dictate that unauthorized overtime is not allowed and workers must complete their tasks during regular working hours. On the...
View ArticleThe Dreaded Termination Letter- Write it “Right” The First Time
Firing an employee is never easy, but it is especially difficult when you rarely need to perform the task. Working in a small business, you cannot afford the same legal slip-ups as large corporations.
View Article6 Business Benefits of Employee Automated Time and Attendance Systems
Your employees could be stealing $800 or more each year with your blessing. Employee time theft is a rising concern across the small business community as workers come in late, take long lunches, clock...
View ArticleAttendance Policy Checklist for Small Businesses
Do your employees know what to do when they need time off work or even if such time off is allowed? Instead of relying on word of mouth, craft a detailed attendance policy that keeps every supervisor...
View ArticleHot Topics From Around The Web: The Implication of Daylight Savings Time For...
Here's a brief, but informative article from the website of Goldberg Segalla, LLP on the implications of Daylight Savings Time on an employee's pay and employer obligations. It's one article that you...
View ArticleLiving Dangerously – Denying Hourly Employees Pay For Time Worked
"Do I have to pay my employee for every minute worked"? I know that it sounds like an odd, even absurd question, but managers are consciously or subconsciously tackling this very question every day in...
View ArticleThe Differences Between Exempt & Non-Exempt Employees
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires employers to classify positions as either exempt or non-exempt. The differences between exempt and non-exempt employees can be somewhat confusing, but...
View ArticleCan You Require Your Employees to Work Mandatory or Forced Overtime?
Most U.S. employers understand that if an employee is asked to work more than 40-hours in a week that they must pay that employee time and one half for every hour worked over 40 as outlined in the Fair...
View ArticlePayroll Tax Holiday Winds to an End
Almost a year ago, an extension was filed on the yearlong provision set forth in the Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011. Around 160 million people were affected by this 2% reduction in...
View ArticleCommon Employer Misconceptions About The FLSA That Can Get You Into Trouble
Attorney John E Thompson has pulled together a great list of the most prevalent misconceptions that employers have about the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, (FLSA); pulled from the article, "FLSA...
View ArticleInfographic: FLSA Wage and Hour Laws
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View ArticleInfographic: Employees Exempt From Both Minimum and Overtime Pay
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View ArticleA Cautionary Tale: Employer Mandated Tip Sharing Practices
A recent decision by the New York Court of Appeals in a case involving Starbucks Coffee Company has focused fresh attention on the kind of issues that can crop up with employer-mandated tip-sharing...
View ArticleInfographic: Partial Employee Exemptions from Overtime Pay
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