On May 18, 2016, the Department of Labor finalized its highly anticipated overtime rule that updates the Fair Labor Standards Act’s “white collar” exemptions (including the executive, administrative, and professional exemptions) and the highly compensated employee exemption. Most notably, the Final Rule significantly increases the minimum salary an employee must earn to qualify for these exemptions. With an effective date of December 1, 2016, companies must understand the new Final Rule and take the appropriate steps to comply.
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Annual Employer Report ─ 2015 Review and Trends for the New Year
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Happy 2016, loyal readers! We are barely one week into the new year, and the employment world is bustling with news.
To that end, we would like to present our Annual Employer Update, which includes a wellspring of information on hot topics from 2015, as well as some of the trends we expect to…
Employee or Independent Contractor? Take the True/False Quiz.
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Think you know whether your workers should be classified as independent contractors? Take a shot at our short quiz to test your knowledge on employee misclassification!
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