Employment Laws

Affordable Care Act (ACA) Compliance for Small Employers: You Have Options!

Nov. 11, 2016

It’s about time to renew health benefit plans for 2017, and the Affordable Care Act — also known as the...

Trending in Employment Law: Equal Pay Legislation

Sep. 28, 2016

Employment laws are sometimes like dominos. Once one state passes a law, others tend to follow suit. For example, the...

Smile! Or Don’t! Positivity Policies and the NLRB

Jul. 28, 2016

The NLRB, an organization whose negativity regularly sends chills down our spines,, recently came down hard on positivity policies. You...

Overtime Exemption Rules Infographic

Jul. 27, 2016

Wouldn’t it be great if the FLSA exemption rules were simple to learn and follow perfectly? Well, we can’t change...

Working from Home: Employee Dream, Employer Nightmare

Jul. 6, 2016

More and more frequently, employees ask for and value the opportunity to work remotely from home—and in many ways, technology...

New Overtime Rules Are Here!

May. 19, 2016

As of 11/22/16, a Texas federal judge has issued an injunction barring enforcement of the new U.S. Department of Labor...

New Overtime Rules Due This Summer – What Does it Mean for YOUR Practice?

May. 12, 2016

Back in August of last year, we posted an HR Base Camp blog about the Department of Labor’s proposal to...

New FMLA Guide Answers Common Questions

May. 4, 2016

The US Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) just released an Employer’s Guide to the Family and Medical...

Who Gets Paid When Your Office Closes Due to Disasters or Inclement Weather?

Jan. 25, 2016

When you were a kid, a bout of bad weather usually felt like a blessing. After all, all that mattered...

New “Cure Window” Opens for Some California Paystub Violations

Oct. 30, 2015

Here's (a little) respite for California employers: A 33 day "cure period" that will allow you a window of time...

California, It Could Have Been Worse

Sep. 2, 2015

It seems like we're always delivering bad news to hyper-regulated California employers, so we thought it would be nice to...

Proposed Changes to FLSA Exempt Overtime Criteria Pack a Big Punch

Aug. 6, 2015

Big changes are on the horizon for employers. On July 6th, the Department of Labor (DOL) released its proposal to...