When employers decide they want to pay workers by piece rate (also known as piecework), they’re referring to pay based on number of units or pieces created rather than the...
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Should you pay your intern?Brad answers a big question, "I don't have to pay my intern, right?" on this week's #AskAnHRExpert.Posted by Stratus.hr on Friday, May 25, 2018 Can you...
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Exempt vs. non-exempt employees: what everyone should know.Kristen is back on #AskAnHRExpert this week with Natalie Soltero talking about our most asked-about topic: exempt vs. non-exempt employees. This week's question...
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A district court recently rejected the Department of Labor’s (DOL)’s new overtime law that would have resulted in a higher income threshold for exemption status. Had this law passed, any employee...
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With just over a week before the new overtime rule was set to take effect, a Texas judge has halted the ruling that would have more than doubled an exempt...
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As of December 1, 2016, employers with white-collar employees earning less than $47,476/year ($913/week) will need to comply with the new overtime rule. There are several options that employers can...
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Questions keep rolling in about the new overtime exemption ruling that takes effect December 1, 2016 [Editor's note: the 2016 overtime exemption ruling did not pass]. One question in particular...
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Q: With the new DOL ruling, do teachers have to earn the minimum salary amount of $913/week to be considered exempt from overtime? A: No. Per the FLSA (Fair Labor...
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The DOL has officially announced its final rule updating overtime regulations. Here’s the skinny: Workers who earn less than $47,476 annually, regardless of whether or not they qualify otherwise for...
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Any day now, the Department of Labor (DOL) is expected to release final changes to the regulations that govern overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Upon their release,...
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