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PART III Overtime
Employers take note: The requirements to treat a salary employee as exempt from overtime pay are changing, and they’re changing soon. You MUST take immediate and urgent action to be in compliance with these changes on or before July 1, 2024, or you may be in violation of federal wage and hour laws. Continue reading below to learn what steps you need to take NOW.
PART II HCE Exemption changes
The Department of Labor regulations contain a special rule for “highly compensated” employees who are paid an annual compensation above a minimum amount (per the chart below) on a salary or fee basis whose primary duty includes performing office or non-manual work and who customarily and regularly performs at least one of the exempt duties or responsibilities of an exempt executive, administrative, or professional employee.
Part I DOL Salary Threshold for Admin Exemptions
Employers take note: The requirements to treat a salary employee as exempt from overtime pay are changing, and they’re changing soon. You MUST take immediate and urgent action to be in compliance with these changes on or before July 1, 2024, or you may be in violation of federal wage and hour laws. Continue reading below to learn what steps you need to take NOW.
DOL Exempt Salary Change
If you are an employer in the U.S. with salary employees exempt from overtime wages, this article is for you. You MUST take immediate and urgent action to ensure that all exempt employee salaries meet or exceed the new minimum salary threshold by July 1, 2024.
DOL is Increasing Oversight of Independent Contractor vs. Employee Classifications
Misclassifying a worker as an independent contractor can cost a company substantial fines and penalties plus payment of any back wages, benefits owed, make-up contributions relating to payroll taxes and deductions, and state unemployment compensation and worker's compensation insurance. Read on to learn more.
What You Need To Consider Before Hiring Out-of-State Remote Workers
While businesses and employees alike tend to focus on the functional aspects of working out-of-state, it is essential to remember the legal implications of hiring an out-of-state employee or working for an out-of-state employer. Here are some things to keep in mind.
How to File for Unemployment Compensation, Benefits and Other Pertinent Information
During these unprecedented times dealing with the recent COVID-19 epidemic, we’re all facing some pretty tough decisions about how to best protect our employees, our customers, and our families. Some of those tough decisions have been made a bit easier thanks to Governor DeWine’s recent Executive Order expanding eligibility for unemployment benefits to employees affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Below, you will find information regarding eligibility, the calculation of benefits, and how to file.