Mobile Devices: Minimizing Overtime Concerns
When employees can check into work 24/7 with their mobile devices, shouldn't employers be paying overtime for that remote work time?
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Are Employers Required to Provide Breaks?
Are you legally required to offer breaks (paid or unpaid) to employees? The answer depends on these criteria.
Cariann Lieske, SHRM-CP
Jun 3, 2021
New Overtime Rule Compliance Strategies
If you have exempt employees making less than $35,568, you'll need to implement 1 of these 4 overtime compliance strategies for each affected...
Colin Thompson, Stratus HR Vice President - Human Resources
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New Overtime Rule: Minimum Salary Raised to $35,568
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Colin Thompson, Stratus HR Vice President - Human Resources
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When Should Interns Be Paid?
The DOL recently updated guidance on how to identify whether an internship truly qualifies to be unpaid. See if your position makes the cut.
Brad Fagergren, Esquire, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Stratus HR Legal Counsel
May 29, 2018
New Overtime Law Rejected
The DOL's overtime law to bump an exempt employee's minimum salary to $47,476 was rejected in court. What this means for employers...
Brad Fagergren, Esquire, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Stratus HR Legal Counsel
Sep 18, 2017
DOL Overtime Rule On Hold for Now
The DOL's new overtime rule that was set to take effect on December 1 has been postponed until a pending lawsuit is resolved.
Colin Thompson, Stratus HR Vice President - Human Resources
Nov 24, 2016
DOL Ends Telecommuting As We Know It
The recent DOL ruling on overtime exemptions has many employers scratching their heads when they consider their telecommuting practices.
Brad Fagergren, Esquire, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Stratus HR Legal Counsel
Jun 1, 2016
Are Teachers Considered to be Exempt?
Will teachers have to earn the minimum salary amount of $913/week to be considered exempt from overtime?
Stacey Gibson, PHR, SHRM-SCP, Stratus HR Director of Human Resources
May 31, 2016
