Puzder Nomination Could Be the End for Overtime Rules
The president-elect’s nomination of Andy Puzder for secretary of labor may very well be the nail in the coffin for the new overtime rules.
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Dying of Boredom—Someone Give Me a Job!
Paul Critchlow wasn’t the only retiree who found retirement unfulfilling and boring. Joe Bartley, an 89-year-old war veteran who lives in England, was also unsatisfied with being retired—so he took out an ad in his local paper in the hopes he’d find a job!
This Holiday Season, Remember How the ACA Treats Seasonal Workers
This time of year, companies that employ seasonal or holiday workers need to remember how to count them when determining the employer’s size for Affordable Care Act (ACA) purposes.
Many Large Employers Don’t Offer Paid Parental Leave, Report Finds
Many of the country’s largest employers do not offer paid parental leave, according to a report from PL+US.
Employers: Your Workers May Be More Productive OUTSIDE of the Office
Only 7% of workers say the office—during traditional work hours—is their location of choice for optimum productivity on work-related projects, reports a recent FlexJobs survey of more than 3,000 respondents. More than half (51%) of people reported that their home is their preferred place to work.
Employee’s Poor Performance Leads to Reduction of Preferred Salary
by Adam R. Bennett The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit— which covers Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee—recently affirmed a lower court’s ruling that an employer didn’t violate the Equal Pay Act (EPA) even though it paid a man and a woman different wages for performing the same job.
Prorating Nonexempt Employees’ Salaries: Tips for Employers
Many exempt employees are salaried, and many nonexempt employees are hourly. Sometimes, however, an employer may have salaried nonexempt employees. This article explains whether an employer may prorate the salary of a salaried nonexempt employee who works less than 40 hours in a workweek under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
Working Mothers Unable to Save for Health Insurance Deductibles, Says Survey
Nearly half (49%) of working mothers surveyed do not have enough money to cover their health insurance deductible if they needed to do so today, according to a new survey from Aflac, a voluntary insurance provider, and Working Mother magazine.
California Bank to Pay $866,000 in Benefits to ESOP Participants in Judgment Won by DOL
A privately held commercial bank in San Francisco, California was ordered by a U.S. district court in a fiduciary-breach judgment to pay more than $860,000 to participants in its former employee stock ownership plan (ESOP).
7 Reasons Your Workforce Is Not Motivated
One of the biggest issues employers face today is how to motivate their workforce. Highly engaged employees have more motivation to be proactive and to achieve their goals, allowing the organization to maximize productivity. They’re more likely to stay with the company, thus reducing turnover and its associated costs.