Critical components of a disaster-management plan
We’re about to step into the worst part of Hurricane Season. So now’s a good time to make sure your disaster-management plan is up to snuff.
We’re about to step into the worst part of Hurricane Season. So now’s a good time to make sure your disaster-management plan is up to snuff.
While you don’t have to pay employees for the FMLA leave they take, you still have to be aware certain pay-related issues while they’re on leave. And as one company recently found out, not doing so can prove to be very, very costly.
It’s not easy to decipher the pay-docking rules laid out by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The regs are pretty murky.
If your payroll people have trouble understanding the pay-docking rules laid out by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), assure them they’ve got a lot of company. The regs are pretty murky.
Finance pros finally have official guidance regarding the paid-leave tax credit created under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). But there’s a good chance the guidance will leave a lot of your questions unanswered.
Even though the Dept. of Labor (DOL) went through a significant transition period after the election, it still managed to keep up with its enforcement efforts for Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) violations in 2021. The Wage and Hour Division concluded 24,727 cases in FY 2021, with an average of just over 71 days to […]
Wondering what the DOL has up its sleeve for the remainder of 2014 – and how it’ll impact your Finance Department? Well, the agency recently offered a preview.
Now your company will need to accept telemedicine visits as certification for employees’ Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) requests. A new Wage and Hour Division Field Assistance Bulletin clarifies that a virtual doctor’s visit counts as an “in-person” doctor’s visit for FMLA purposes. Here’s what you need to keep your company in compliance. To […]
The latest move by feds offers employees yet another tool to help them take legal action against their employers.
It’s been a year since the Supreme Court came down against Federal discrimination against married, same-sex couples in U.S. v. Windsor. Now IRS and the Department of Labor are catching up.
Let HR and Benefits know: The Department of Labor (DOL) just announced that it plans to issue new rules that would expand the current provisions of the the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
The latest move by the IRS suggests an increase in audits of employers’ COBRA procedures may be on tap in the very near future.
Last December, the DOL brought Helen Applewhaite on board as the agency’s new FMLA Branch Chief. So what can firms expect from the agency’s new FMLA Chief?
Suspect an employee on medical leave is milking the system? You may be surprised to find out how far courts will let you go to prove it …
As of right now, if your company has fewer than 50 employees, you don’t have to offer workers job-protected FMLA leave. But new legislation is aiming to change all that.
Enforcing your company’s call-in procedures is one of the few weapons you have to prevent employees from abusing their FMLA leave.
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