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Employees love to be appreciated for the work they do; they want to feel that they are important and that the company cares about their work. Organizations who adequately reward … Continue reading 25 Great Ways to Reward Employees While on a Tight Budget

The Supreme Court ruled that businesses can ban class action lawsuits in litigation, blocking potential class-action lawsuits. The case challenged provisions in employee contracts called arbitration agreements in which employees … Continue reading Supreme Court Rules Employers Can Ban Class Action Lawsuits in Arbitration

NLRB Adopts New Test for Workplace Policies Employers Can Require ‘Basic Standards of Civility’ In a recent case, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) established a new standard for judging … Continue reading NLRB: Workplace Policies New Test

Test Relevant to Minimum Wage & Overtime Pay Requirements The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has adopted the “primary beneficiary” test for determining whether interns of for-profit employers count as … Continue reading Got Interns? Beware, DOL Adopts New Test

Increases Apply to Civil Monetary Penalties Assessed After January 2, 2018 The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has published a final rule adjusting . forinflation the civil monetary penalties assessed … Continue reading Alert! DOL Increases Penalty Rates for Labor Law Violations for 2018

Optional Rates Are Increased From 2017 The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued the 2018 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for … Continue reading IRS Announces 2018 Standard Mileage Rates

Agency Offers Recommendations for Employers The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently issued Promising Practices for Preventing Harassment, a guidance document that features harassment prevention recommendations for employers in four … Continue reading EEOC Releases Guidance on Workplace Harassment Prevention