The FLSA overtime rule determines whether employees are eligible or exempt for overtime pay. Exempt employees, because of their rate of pay and type of work that they do, are not eligible for overtime pay for hours worked over 40 in a...

Must you allow lunch breaks for your staff? According to the New York State Department of Labor, Lunch breaks must be given to staff. The length of the required break depends on the industry and shift: Factory employees are...

As August is almost up so are few deadlines. As of 08/31/2019, the current I9 form is set to expire. According to Homeland Security, they will continue with the current form with some minor changes. Make sure that you keep up to date with these forms. The DOL has sent...

Salary-increase budgets for U.S. employers are projected to grow next year by just 0.1 percent above the actual average budget increase for 2019, confirming that wage growth isn’t accelerating much despite record-low unemployment. U.S. salary budgets are projected to...

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited U.S. Nonwovens Corp. – a home and personal care fabric product manufacturer – for repeat and serious safety violations after an employee suffered a fractured hand at the...

Google has agreed to pay $11 million to end a class-action lawsuit involving 227 people accusing the company of systemically discriminating against job applicants who were over the age of 40. Under the final settlement agreement, presented to a federal judge July 19,...