New Department of Labor Overtime Ruling: What the New Overtime Rule Means for Workers
“One of the basic principles of the American workplace is that a hard day’s work deserves a fair day’s pay. Simply put, every worker’s time has value. A cornerstone of that promise is the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) requirement that when most workers work...
How Should Employers Respond When Workers Strike for a Day?
On Wednesday, March 8, International Women’s Day, workers across the nation took part in “Day Without a Woman,” organized to demonstrate women’s importance to the national economy and to protest perceived anti-woman policies of the new Trump administration. The...
Real-Time HR: When an Employee’s Availability Changes
Real-Time HR is a series of real questions we receive that are then answered by qualified HR experts in the field. We publish these questions and answers to our blog to give readers accurate, timely information about trending HR topics. Question: An employee let us...
Real-Time HR: Can a Part-Time Employee Be Exempt?
Real-Time HR is a series of posts containing real HR questions that are answered by qualified experts in the field. We publish them here for our readers to gain valuable insights into trending HR topics. Question: Can a part-time employee be exempt? Answer from Aimee,...