by Kyle Smith | Sep 25, 2019 | Business Ownership, Employees, Human Resources
U.S. Department of Labor Issues Final Overtime Rule On September 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor announced its Final Rule on overtime exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The new rule takes effect January 1, 2020. The Rule increases the salary...
by Kyle Smith | Aug 20, 2019 | Business Ownership
The company had a policy which provided 16 weeks of Parental Leave to the parent of a new child. However, the parent had to be the “primary caregiver” in order to qualify. The policy was administered with a presumption that the mother was the primary caregiver. A male...
by Kyle Smith | Mar 24, 2019 | Business Ownership, Employees, Human Resources
FMLA FLSA2019-1-A – The first question to the agency involved employers permitting employees to exhaust paid leave prior to designating the leave as FMLA leave? The second question was whether an employer can designate more than 12 weeks of leave as FMLA leave. The...
by Kyle Smith | Mar 4, 2019 | Business Ownership
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by Kyle Smith | Feb 11, 2019 | Business Ownership, Human Resources
Many employers have most likely read recent references about the use of arbitration agreements with employees. The use of such agreements may be a nationwide trend (the Economic Policy Institute reports that 56% of non-union private-sector employees are subject to...
by Kyle Smith | Jan 31, 2019 | Business Ownership, Employees, Human Resources
There are many important nuances, but basically the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, “COBRA,” is a federal law that requires employers with at least 20 employees who sponsor a health plan to offer employees and their eligible family members the...
