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DOL Readies for Another Try on New Overtime Rule

HR Daily Advisor

Department of Labor (DOL) is on its way to issuing a new rule to determine what workers are eligible for overtime pay, and employers are expected to see a salary threshold higher than the one that’s been in place since 2004 but considerably lower than the one previously sought. That salary threshold has been in place since 2004.

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How the New Overtime Hours Will Change Employee Pay

HRIS Payroll Software

The new rules will replace the legislation that has been in effect since 2004 and will potentially affect about 4.2 Companies that award employees nondiscretionary bonuses, or bonuses based on set goals, may also use those bonuses to count as up to 10 percent of employee wages. Options for Compliance. million workers.

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How Will California’s Fast Food Council Bill Affect QSRs Across the Country?

Zenefits

Cooling system and security measure recommendations will be submitted to California’s state safety agency CalOSHA. What’s your biggest 2022 HR challenge that you’d like to resolve. Streamline HR processes. Streamline HR processes. Some may have to pass the costs of compliance on to consumers.

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California Companies Can Impose a Waiting Period on Paid Vacation Accrual

HR Daily Advisor

He asserted claims for (1) failure to pay all wages upon termination, (2) violation of California’s unfair competition law, and (3) penalties under California’s Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA). The trial court granted the auto companies’ motion to dismiss. Todd appealed, and the court of appeal affirmed.

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Arbitrary maximum leave policy, disability discrimination costs retailer $8.6 million

HR Morning

develop a centralized tracking system for employee requests for accommoda­tion. Lowe’s is also required to submit regular reports to EEOC verifying compliance with the decree. “We hope that our efforts here will encourage employers to voluntarily comply with the ADA.” maintain an accommodation log, and.

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Is Travel Time Compensable for Technicians Paid on an Hourly Basis?

HR Daily Advisor

According to 29 CFR 785.38, when an “employee is required to report at a meeting place to receive instructions or to perform other work there, or to pick up and to carry tools, the travel from the designated place to the work place is part of the day’s work, and must be counted as hours worked regardless of contract, custom, or practice.”.

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How to Prepare for the New White Collar Overtime Requirements

Insperity

If not, the employer must prove that they are exempt. Since 2004 (the last time the DOL updated the regulations), companies have had to pay white collar employees overtime if they made under $455 per week or $23,660 a year. It may help to break this task down into the following steps: Look at your largest employee base by role first.