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Employee Information Form and Guide for 2024 (Free Template) 

Analytics in HR

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) The FLSA establishes minimum wage, overtime pay , and other employment standards affecting employees in the private sector and in federal, state, and local governments. To ensure compliance, employers must maintain accurate records of employees’ work hours, pay rates , and other related data.

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HR Compliance: What is HR’s Role in Ensuring Compliance

Netchex HR Blog

Learn more about HR compliance and discover the important role HR plays in overall compliance for your organization. Additionally, training must also be in place to guarantee employees understand, acknowledge, and comply with measures put in place. The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) has requirements for unpaid time off.

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Penalties for Benefits Noncompliance

Zenefits

Inflation is not only fueling price increases; it’s also requiring employers to pay more in penalties for not complying with benefits laws under the Employee Retirement and Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). Notification rules. History of benefits compliance. Employers have been offering employee benefits since the late 1800s. Retirement.

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Recordkeeping: What you must keep – and for how long

HR Morning

Here’s a rundown of document retention rules under laws such as the FMLA, COBRA, FLSA, ERISA, HIPAA, ADEA and Equal Pay Act, courtesy of the employment law experts at the law firm Lindquist & Vennum : Employee leave. Dates and hours of FMLA leave. But by then, it’s often too late to fill in any critical gaps. . Benefits plans.

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Responsibilities of the DOL

HR Daily Advisor

On their website today, they state their mission [i] : “To foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners, job seekers, and retirees of the United States; improve working conditions; advance opportunities for profitable employment; and assure work-related benefits and rights.”. The Way the DOL Works.

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WIRTW #410 (the “odd jobs” edition)

Ohio Employer's Law

What We Can Learn From the U.S. Trap Them With An Internal Incubator… — via The HR Capitalist, Kris Dunn FCRA Class Action Lawsuits: The Most Common Violations — via ERC Insights Blog Wage & Hour Ugh. What is the oddest job in America? She is also his wife.

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WIRTW #453 (the “Oxford comma” edition)

Ohio Employer's Law

I would have never dreamed that yesterday’s post on the importance of its omission in a wage/statute would generate so much feedback, or that people feel so passionately about its use or non-use. Avoiding lawsuits is as simple as a little bit of training — via Mike Haberman’s Omega HR Solutions. Wage & Hour.