As the country was winding down to celebrate Thanksgiving, a federal court in Texas issued an order to suspend the implementation of new salary level for white collar exemption scheduled for December 1st. For months employers have been anticipating [...]
With our Overtime Ready series of newsletters since May 2016, we have shared guidance on what business owners and managers need to know to get ready by the implementation date of December 1st. It is ONLY a MONTH [...]
Last week I attended the fall conference of the Virginia Association of Personal Care Providers. I shared my experience of working with caregiver recruitment and retention in home care. Attorney Betsy Davis followed and talked about the new FLSA [...]
To the surprise of many, the change to FLSA white collar exemption doesn’t provide for a small business exception. Regardless of the number of employees, come December 1, 2016, the rules governing overtime pay will be affecting low-paid salaried [...]
Reclassifying exempt employee to non-exempt has implications on many HR systems. None is more important than pay. Because non-exempt employees are paid for hours worked, it is paramount to calculate an hourly rate of pay that is competitive and [...]