Month: December 2015
- Compensation
Don’t Get Carried Away with the Pay Period Leap Year
Yesterday, we discussed the Pay Period Leap Year and what it means for employers. If your first weekly paychecks would…
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Preparing for the 2016 Pay Period Leap Year
Historical records show that at least twice in history, countries have observed February 30 on the calendar. Sweden added the…
Read More » - Business Immigration
2016 Omnibus Spending Bill Maintains DOL, NLRB Funding, Contains Mixed Immigration News for Businesses
Yesterday, we discussed important immigration legislation pending in Congress. We can’t overlook the $1.15 trillion FY2016 Omnibus Appropriations Bill that Congress passed this…
Read More » - Business Immigration
Sen. Cruz, Others Propose Immigration Reforms that Take Aim at Businesses
Immigration issues in the presidential election have focused primarily on pathways to citizenship, border enforcement, and terrorism concerns, but a…
Read More » - Minimum Wage
State and Local Minimum Wages Set to Rise in 2016
Those of you who follow me on Twitter know that one of my main focuses from day to day is…
Read More » - Court Opinions
Police Officers’ Off-the-Clock BlackBerry Use Suit Carries Lessons for All Employers
Last week, a federal judge in the Northern District of Illinois ruled against a group of Chicago police officers who…
Read More » - DOL News
Bureau of Labor Statistics Releases Occupational Outlook, Fastest Growing Occupations List
This past week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), a division of the Department of Labor, released employment projections data about…
Read More » - Court Opinions
Captain Obvious Issues Most Obvious FLSA Decision of 2015 (So Far…)
We have roughly two and a half weeks left in 2015, so I can’t officially call this decision the most…
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Amended New York Law Gives Wage and Hour Plaintiffs Direct Access to Shareholders’ Pockets
New York employers and their shareholders will start facing substantially increased liability for wage and hour violations in January now…
Read More » - Overtime
Unpredictable Work: Scheduling Mandatory or “Forced” Overtime for Employees
Particularly this time of year, many employers face unpredictable demand for labor. Whether in retail stores facing a crush of…
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