Practical HR Tips, News & Advice. Updated Daily.
Oops! One way or another these articles never got properly categorized.
On January 1, 2013, California employers with commissioned salespeople will have new responsibilities. BLR Legal Editor Susan E. Prince explains the new employer obligations, including the definition of “commissions” under the law.
Employees were given new rights to a secure and private place in which to express breast milk under a 2010 amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act; however, that amendment does not give those employees a private right to sue their employers for failing to provide such a space. Instead, said the U.S. District Court […]
By Jane Meacham The U.S. Department of Labor on July 30 quickly revised its field assistance bulletin on retirement plan fee disclosures to clarify a contested question’s impact on so-called brokerage windows and self-directed accounts, which allow plan participants to select investments beyond those designated by an employer-sponsored plan. In the clarification, a new question […]
In this video, HR Daily Advisor Editor Stephen Bruce interviews Patricia Trainor, J.D., HR.BLR.com’s Managing Editor, about the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or healthcare reform law. Trainor explains what the ruling means for employers going forward. Trainor also addresses the question of whether there will be continued attempts to […]
Yesterday, attorney Julia Melnicoe explained some of the most common—and dangerous—wage and hour myths and misconceptions that California employers fall prey to. Today, the rest of the list—plus an introduction to a webinar next week you won’t want to miss. Melnicoe is an attorney at the San Francisco office of Sedgwick LLP. For #s 1-6, […]
In this video, HR.BLR.com’s Managing Editor, Patricia Trainor, provides some legal do’s and don’ts for employers aiming to keep their workplace union free, along with 8 specific steps they can take to keep employees happy and maintain a nonunionized workforce.
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has engaged in a flurry of recent pro-union activity. What does it mean for employers? In this video, Patricia Trainor, J.D., Managing Editor of HR.BLR.com, explains.
In this new video, BLR Legal Editor Susan Prince discusses the elements of EEOC’s Enforcement Guidance on employer use of criminal record information when making employment decisions. Prince covers the basic elements of the EEOC Guidance—and explains some best practices EEOC outlined for employers considering use of criminal record information. Hello, my name is Susan […]
When an employee’s compensation exceeds the annual limit, how does that affect 401(k) salary deferrals and what employers and plan administrators have to do? In the March 20, 2012 edition of Employee Plans News, the IRS provides an answer. The IRS says that unless plan terms provide otherwise, the 401(k) salary (elective) deferral limit is […]
FMLA certification can be tricky to administer. On one hand, it’s a fairly straightforward way to ensure that the employee is truly eligible to take FMLA leave. On the other hand, what are you to do when the employee repeatedly forgets to give you the certification form from his doctor, or fails to return it […]