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Key Definitions to Help You Understand the ADA

by Sue Justice | Nov 3, 2020 | Business - general, Business Culture, Company Policies, compliance, employment, Human Resources, Labor Relations, NLRB

If you hadn’t engaged with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) before the pandemic, you probably have by now. The ADA comes up a lot these days, both with respect to confidentiality of medical information (like employee temperatures) as well as with reasonable...

DOL Proposes Revisions to the Fluctuating Workweek Overtime Method

by emeryhr | Feb 6, 2020 | Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Business - general, Business Culture, Employee Classification, employment, Labor Relations, Uncategorized

In November 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published a proposed rule to update the “fluctuating workweek” method for calculating employee overtime wages under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The fluctuating workweek method provides employers a...

DOL’s Newly Proposed Overtime Rule: What’s Included

by emeryhr | May 19, 2019 | Business - general, Company Policies, DOl, Employee Classifcations, employment, FLSA, Human Resources, Labor Relations

The Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued a proposed rule that would change the salary thresholds for the “white collar” overtime exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Under the proposal, the minimum salary level for executive, administrative and...

Michigan Scales Back Paid Sick Leave Law

by emeryhr | Jan 31, 2019 | ACA, Business Culture, Company Policies, compliance, employment, FLSA, FMLA, Handbook, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Uncategorized

OVERVIEW On Dec. 14, 2018, Michigan substantially amended its Paid Medical Leave Act (Act), which requires employers to provide paid sick leave to eligible employees beginning in March 2019. Key changes to the Act include the following: The paid sick leave...

Did you know? | Federal Overtime Rules Looming

by emeryhr | Nov 29, 2018 | Business - general, Company Policies, compliance, Employee Benefits, Employee Classifcations, Employee Classification, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Uncategorized

Another overhaul of the federal overtime rules may be looming on the horizon. The Department of Labor has hinted that it is looking to reveal its proposed changes to overtime eligibility in the first quarter of 2019. Officials haven’t explained how this latest...

Did you know? | DOL holds listening sessions

by emeryhr | Nov 28, 2018 | Business - general, Employee Classifcations, employment, Human Resources, Labor Relations, NLRB

In September 2018, the Department of Labor (DOL) held listening sessions to help them gain insight into the public’s views on how to update and modernize the overtime rule. The final session wrapped on Sept. 24. While there is no official deadline announced, in their...

Key Definitions to Help You Understand the ADA

DOL Proposes Revisions to the Fluctuating Workweek Overtime Method

DOL’s Newly Proposed Overtime Rule: What’s Included

Michigan Scales Back Paid Sick Leave Law

Did you know? | Federal Overtime Rules Looming

Did you know? | DOL holds listening sessions

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