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Employee Breaks: Ensuring You’re Compliant with Labor Regulations

MP Wired For HR

A Brief Look at the FLSA Since 1938, the FLSA has been protecting workers’ rights by establishing certain basic labor standards including minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor regulations. Unless otherwise exempt, the FLSA ensures that employees are paid time and a half whenever working more than 40 hours in a work week.

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A Brief Look at the FLSA Today, a Significant U.S. Supreme Court Ruling, and Potential Changes to the FLSA

MP Wired For HR

A Brief Look at the FLSA The FLSA has been protecting the rights of workers for more than 80 years, establishing certain basic labor standards including minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor regulations. Unless otherwise exempt, the FLSA ensures that employees are paid time and a half whenever working more than 40 hours in a work week.

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Preparing for Upcoming FLSA Changes: Revisiting the FLSA, and the Importance of Complying with Overtime Regulations

MP Wired For HR

The FLSA in a Nutshell Enacted by the United States congress in 1938, the primary goal of the FLSA is to protect the rights of workers by establishing certain basic labor standards including minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor regulation. The FLSA also dictates strict recordkeeping requirements to track hours worked and wages paid.

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Managing HR Compliance in the Age of Technology

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When going from a paper-based to an electronic based HR system, there are many changes to adapt to, a lot of new information to learn, and many challenges that arise. It is pretty common to hear about hacking leaks where people have their personal information listed online. This is true for businesses as well. Analyzing change.

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Independent Contractor Status: Shifting Sands Under the FLSA 

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Misclassifying workers as independent contractors can lead to serious penalties, including back pay for minimum wage and overtime. Independent Contractor Status: Shifting Sands Under the FLSA January 16th, 2024 Share on Facebook Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn Get ready for a change in the tide, gig economy!

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The Secret to Employee Retention Is Employee Engagement

Workday

By considering the full extent of each employee’s experience—from the quality of their onboarding, to the hours they’re expected to work, to the diversity of their team—we now understand that retention is influenced by the full extent of an employee’s experience in the workplace. In 2021, an estimated 47.4 million in 2019.

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Preparing for Upcoming FLSA Changes: Ensuring Compliance with White-Collar Exemptions  

MP Wired For HR

A Brief Look at the FLSA For more than 80 years, the FLSA has been protecting the rights of workers by establishing certain basic labor standards including minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor regulations. The FLSA also dictates strict recordkeeping requirements to track hours worked and wages paid.