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HR Query: Staying Compliant with PUMP and PWFA

By Bianca Herron, Editor, HR Daily Advisor Staff Jul 17, 2023 HR Query

Updated: Aug 15, 2023

Two new laws strengthen protections for pregnant and nursing employees in the workplace: the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP). In this week’s HR Query, we’re highlighting what you need to know to make sure organizations stay compliant. The PWFA took effect June 27, 2023, […]

Who’s Exempt—Vets? Chefs? Nurses? Police?

By Stephen Bruce, PhD, PHR Dec 9, 2013 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Dec 16, 2013

Wage and hour is supposed to be simple, but it just refuses to be easy. Lots of jobs fall into that gray area between exempt and nonexempt. For clarification on specific jobs, we turned to BLR’s Wage & Hour Self-Audit Guide®. Athletic Trainers Athletic trainers who have successfully completed 4 academic years of preprofessional and […]