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Compliance Issues, #MeToo Movement Impact Employers

HRWatchdog

Do you have the same compliance concerns as the employers in this survey? Over the past year, employers’ compliance challenges increased significantly thanks to both an uptick in federal employment law enforcement, and the growing “patchwork” of state and local requirements, according to the 2019 Littler Annual Employer Survey.

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The gender pay gap: How equal pay starts with hiring

Homebase

The gender wage gap refers to the difference in earnings between men and women. Experts have calculated this gap in multiple ways, but they all point to the same conclusion. Women consistently earn less than men, the gap is wider for most women of color , and we have a long way to go. Table of Contents What is the gender pay gap?

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What your business can do NOW to prepare for the DOL ‘Blacklisting’ rules and guidance.

The Employer Handbook

However, by Halloween next year, just about any federal contractor or subcontractor with a contract valued at $500,000 (except for subcontracts for commercial-off-the-shelf products) will have to comply with these rules. In 2014, President Obama signed the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order. There are other pitfalls too.

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HRUSA Launches in 12 States

HRWatchdog

HRUSA will give businesses an easy to way to protect themselves from litigation and other threats from non-compliance.”. Recently, with the help of Weintraub Tobin, HRUSA published white papers on new laws and noteworthy new legislation for 2016 including: Wage and Hour laws. Workplace Safety. Healthcare. ABOUT HRUSA.

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Are paralegals entitled to overtime under the FLSA? Probably.

The Employer Handbook

So, I asked the audience, which was comprised of most generalists, how many often worked more than 40 hours per workweek? Then, I asked how many were paid overtime for working over 40 hours per workweek. The FLSA requires that employees receive minimum wage of not less than $7.25 And then we got to the Fair Labor Standards Act.

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Employment laws to watch in 2018

Insperity

The law was signed in 2016, giving employers a little over a year to accommodate this new requirement. Paid family leave is funded through an additional payroll tax deduction and offers 50 percent of employees’ base wages up to a certain amount in 2018, with gradual increases to 67 percent of average weekly earnings by 2021.

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What your business can do NOW to prepare for the DOL ‘Blacklisting’ rules and guidance.

The Employer Handbook

However, by Halloween next year, just about any federal contractor or subcontractor with a contract valued at $500,000 (except for subcontracts for commercial-off-the-shelf products) will have to comply with these rules. In 2014, President Obama signed the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order. There are other pitfalls too.