Happy New Year! As we turn the calendar to 2019, employers across the country are taking stock of recently-enacted workplace regulations on a wide variety of topics.Employers in the Golden State, in particular, have a lot to juggle: new governor, new legislative...
Yesterday was the start of the first full week of 2019. Which means it’s a perfect time to take a step back and review your efforts at HR and employment-law compliance for the coming year.This list is not mean to be complete or exhaustive, but should provide a...
On December 21, 2018, the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released an opinion letter, FLSA2018-28, in which it addresses minimum wage and overtime pay requirements for employees with varying average hourly rates. The employer in...
Employer of the month.Staff at a hair salon in Wuxi in Jiangsu province, China, were expected to sell a quota of hair products each day.If they failed to meet their quotas, what do you think would happen? Progressive counseling, reduced commissions, eventual...
On December 28, 2018, the D.C. Circuit issued its long-awaited decision regarding the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) 2015 decision in Browning-Ferris Industries. Rather than bring clarity to the uncertainty and confusion that the NLRB...
