article thumbnail

From Marijuana To #MeToo—Top Employment Law Updates For 2019

PlanSource

This article is a recap of a recent webinar featuring Kate Bischoff from tHRive Law & Consulting. Employment law changes tend to come in waves, driven by public perceptions of what’s fair for workers. This salary level was set in 2004. What should HR be doing to prepare? Benefits plans. Reimbursements.

article thumbnail

Paying Police and Firefighters: Serving the Public and Our Workplaces

HR Daily Advisor

Additionally, small government agencies have a complete overtime exemption with respect to fire protection and law enforcement employees if the agency employs fewer than five employees in fire protection or law enforcement activities during the workweek. is a Legal Editor for BLR’s human resources and employment law publications.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Pay Implications of Government Shutdowns

HR Daily Advisor

is a Legal Editor for BLR’s human resources and employment law publications. Prince also served as an expert on several audio conferences discussing the 2004 changes to the federal regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Prince, J.D., Before starting her career in publishing, Ms.

article thumbnail

State Minimum Wage Increases for 2019 (Map)

HR Daily Advisor

is a Legal Editor for BLR’s human resources and employment law publications. Prince also served as an expert on several audio conferences discussing the 2004 changes to the federal regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Prince, J.D., Before starting her career in publishing, Ms.

article thumbnail

Job-title inflation could lead to FLSA trouble

Business Management Daily

So we have such titles as Chief Talent Officer for HR and Chief of Reservations for receptionists, for example. This goes hand-in-hand with the “C-suite,” which a quick Google search tells us has been around since at least 2004. They plan and control budgets. Today’s buzzword is “chief.” four part-time employees). independence).

article thumbnail

Global HR Competencies ~ HR to HR 2.0 and Human Capital (HCM)

Strategic HCM

23 HR Most Influential UK Thinker 2011. The HR Capitalist. 5 Things Every HR Pro Can Learn From Riley Cooper and the Eagles. Gautam Ghosh on Human Resources. Listed in SHRM Indias Top 20 Indian #HR Influencers Active on #SocialMedia. The New (Social) HR. Gamification - thats the name of the game HR.