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Employment Law 101: Deductibility of Wages and Benefits
Tax considerations drive, or at least help shape, any number of transactions in the business world. The same is true for the employer-employee relationship
Local Activities Lack FLSA Protection
The Nebraska Supreme Court dismissed an exotic dancer’s suit for unpaid wages when it determined that her work activities were local, rather than interstate, as required by the Fair Labor…
Women’s Equality Day Is Aug. 26
The 19th Amendment to the
Setting SHRM Certification Milestones in Alaska
To stay relevant in our profession, we must keep learning and evolving. That has never been more applicable than in today's fast-changing business and economic environment
Carpenters Advance Class Action for Lost Wages
Carpenters could move forward with a class action alleging failure to pay them at the carpenter rate for every hour worked and failure to pay certain fringe benefits for overtime…
Your Career Q&A: Moving Onward and Upward
Identify the most desirable long-term goal(s) for your professional career so that you can pursue the sequence of jobs that will deliver the experience and credentials needed to achieve the…
SHRM Chapters, Councils, Affiliates: Write Soon!
Attention, aspiring writers who are leaders or members of SHRM chapters, state councils and local HR affiliates! SHRM Certification Update invites you to become contributors
After-Hours Resignation Didn’t Start Clock for Final Pay
When an employee resigns without notice, California law requires the employer to pay all wages due to that worker within 72 hours. So when does the clock start ticking if…
2017 Recruiting Data Shows Fewer Job Applicants, More Hires
More employment offers were made and more candidates hired in 2017 than in the previous year, while fewer people applied for open positions, according to year-over-year data from Jobvite
Austin Paid-Sick-Leave Ordinance Temporarily Suspended
The Society for Human Resource Management's challenge of the paid-sick-leave law in Austin, Texas, resulted in the ordinance being put on hold while the Texas state appeals court reviews the…