Month: March 2015

Recent FLSA Enforcement Actions: Overtime

A staffing agency recently agreed to pay $1.25 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that it failed to pay its workers overtime. The employer argued that the engineers were exempt from overtime requirements because they were skilled and highly compensated — some made more than $100,000 per year — but nonetheless opted to settle the […]

ADEA Basics

What is the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), and are you in compliance?

Put It All on Paper—Total Reward Statements

If you want to retain employees, they need to feel valued. Employers can show workers just how much they’re being compensated for their efforts—beyond just their base pay—through total reward statements. Consultant John Rubino has some tips for crafting and communicating these overarching compensation reports.

You’ve Been Warned; Your Employees May Have ‘The Flakes’

It’s unfortunate, but this winter many of us at BLR® have them, even though you don’t catch them from coworkers. And they can keep workers from coming into the office. They are “the flakes,” and your employees may have them, too. But don’t get out your Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) or infectious disease […]

Leading change in a challenging environment

by Jerry Glass Leaders of organizations must navigate constantly changing times, whether it’s in the form of unpredictable events or the competitive marketplace in which they operate.  When we look back at what has occurred nationally and globally since 2000, it’s nothing short of earth-shattering. We have had global health scares, including SARS, the H1N1 […]

GAO Urges DB Sponsors to Add Information for Participants Considering Lump-Sum Offers

Packets being given to retirees and separated, vested employees considering taking an immediate lump-sum distribution from their former employer’s defined benefit retirement plan rather than continuing lifetime income benefits routinely lack some key information needed to make an informed decision, or were unclear, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office in a recent study. With […]