If the DOL’s changes to the overtime rule end up getting upheld after the recent injunction, they could be enacted quickly. As a result, you need to make sure you’ve dotted your “i’s” and crossed your “t’s” in preparation for the rule. Turns out there’s more to the FLSA’s overtime exemption rule changes (and salary threshold) than meets […]
Posted on November 27th, 2016 by admin
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Employers feared that disability discrimination cases would skyrocket after Congress passed the ADA Amendments Act a few years ago. Those fears are being realized. And the cost of the latest disability discrimination settlement: almost $1.6 million. Georgia Power Company, an electric utility company headquartered in Atlanta, will pay $1,586,500 to settle a class disability discrimination lawsuit […]
Posted on November 26th, 2016 by admin
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If your company offers a health plan, you got an early Christmas present from the IRS. In Notice 2016-70, the agency just extended one of the key deadlines for 2016 ACA reporting. Specifically, the IRS pushed back the date by which employers have to provide individuals with 2016 Forms 1095-B and 1095-C. The new deadline to […]
Posted on November 25th, 2016 by admin
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A Texas federal court judge has issued a preliminary injunction, delaying the DOL’s changes to the FLSA overtime exemption rule. And while many may welcome the news, the reality is it creates a huge mess for employers. Granted, you could argue the rule changes themselves created a mess for employers. But for the most part, […]
Posted on November 24th, 2016 by admin
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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) secured more than $482.1 million for victims of discrimination in private, state and local government, and federal workplaces during fiscal year 2016, which ended Sept. 30, the agency reported. This includes $347.9 million for victims of employment discrimination in private sector and state and local government workplaces […]
Posted on November 23rd, 2016 by admin
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Most workers have something to look forward to this holiday season. That’s because 75% of HR and hiring managers said their company plans to give monetary bonuses before the end of the year, according to the 2016 Holiday Bonus and Hiring Survey by Accounting Principals. That’s up from 67% back in 2015. While most firms […]
Posted on November 22nd, 2016 by admin
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Employers hoping for an injunction that would delay the implementation of the DOL’s new overtime exemption rule may get their wish next week. Judge Amos L. Mazzant, III, of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Sherman Division, just heard arguments pertaining to an emergency motion for preliminary injunction of the DOL’s […]
Posted on November 21st, 2016 by admin
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If you’re still making employees wait one-to-three months after being hired to use their paid time off (PTO), you may wind up losing top talent to the competition. That’s because more than half of employers (56%) allow employees to start using their PTO the day after they’re hired, according to a recent WorldatWork report. […]
Posted on November 20th, 2016 by admin
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Forgive us. This is not the first time this story has run on HR Morning. But if you haven’t seen it — and the new overtime rule applies to your company — you need to read it before December 1. If you have read it, another review will help you ensure you’ve dotted your “i’s” and crossed […]
Posted on November 19th, 2016 by admin
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Here’s an expensive reminder that job applicants — and not just employees — are also protected by the ADA. The EEOC recently filed a disability discrimination lawsuit against McDonald’s Corp. and McDonald’s Restaurants of Missouri, accusing a Belton, MO, restaurant of discriminating against a job applicant because he was deaf. The Belton McDonald’s had an […]
Posted on November 18th, 2016 by admin
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