Dec 3, 2024 | Compliance, HR Management, HR Services, Payroll, Payroll & Taxes, Small Business
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) sets specific rules about the minimum wage, youth employment, and overtime requirements. As a part of the law, there are rules that determine which type of workers are exempt from overtime. If nonexempt employees don’t receive...
Dec 2, 2024 | Compliance, HR Management, HR Services, Payroll, Payroll & Taxes, Small Business
With 2025 about to arrive, small businesses should take a moment to make sure they’re ready for some HR changes that are about to happen. While some of these changes have been known about for months, other changes involve new developments. Because penalties for...
Nov 25, 2024 | Compliance, Payroll, Payroll & Taxes, Small Business
Even if you only have one employee, you are still legally required to garnish wages if you receive a court order to do so. Unfortunately, calculating the garnishment and fulfilling your legal obligation isn’t always easy. By keeping in mind a few best practices, you...
Nov 23, 2024 | Compliance, Employee management, Human Resources, Small Business
By Jonathan J. Spitz, Richard F. Vitarelli & Lorien E. Schoenstedt, Jackson Lewis, Attorneys at Law Takeaways: NLRB GC Abruzzo expanded her theory that certain restrictive covenants are unlawful by also including “stay-or-pay” provisions Employers could soon face...
Nov 21, 2024 | Compliance, Payroll, Payroll & Taxes, Small Business
As an employer, it is your legal obligation to garnish wages if you receive a court order to do so. If you don’t respond to the notice and take action, your business may face stiff penalties. Because different states have many variations in how they handle wage...
Nov 19, 2024 | Compliance
FEDERAL UPDATES Exempt Salary Increases Blocked – A federal judge in Texas just invalidated the DOL’s rule increasing the exempt salary thresholds. This means that the mandatory increase that went into effect in July, the additional increase scheduled for...
