Do You Know What A Bonus Is?
I’ve had an important lesson reinforced for me. I’m reminded again, via many conversations with employees and managers, of the wide range of definitions people hold for some very basic…
Your Office Space Should Be Determined by Your Work (Not Your Pay Status)
I wanted to share with you an interesting conversation I had with a couple of human resources professionals about the upcoming changes to the overtime rule under the Fair Labor…
Back-door References Raise Some Big Questions
Anyone who hires employees is guilty of it, whether directly or indirectly … that dirty little secret no one ever talks about: back-door references
Supreme Court’s Transgender Case May Have Employment Implications
A transgender high school student's fight to use bathrooms that match his gender identity is headed to the Supreme Court, which may issue a ruling that has significance not just…
Pre-Presidential Jobs: Picking Grapes and Teaching Greek
Past presidents held some interesting jobs before becoming leader of the free world—from radio announcer to grape picker to geologist
$5.8M FLSA Jury Award Upheld
A Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) case sent back from the Supreme Court for a determination of the proper allocation of damages has resulted in a district court upholding a…
Employers Must File Copies of Form W-2 by Jan. 31
A new federal law moves the annual deadline for filing copies of employees Form W-2 with the federal government to Jan. 31, regardless of number of employees or the method…
Visa Fees Can Be Deducted from Worker’s Wages in Certain Cases
A Department of Labor judge clarified that employers can deduct legal filing fees from the paychecks of H-1B workers if the deductions do not cause the worker’s wages to dip…
Prepping Job Candidates for Interviews Increases Odds for Success
Employers and job seekers both are rewarded when recruiters spend time preparing job candidates for the interview process
Employees’ TV Interview Is Protected Speech
A contractor's employees, who were discharged after disparaging their employer's new pay policy in a television interview, were victims of an unlawful labor practice