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DOL Announces Final Overtime Rule Increasing Salary Levels for White-collar Employees
On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a final rule to amend current requirements employees in white-collar occupations…
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2022 OSHA Penalty Amounts
On Jan. 14, 2022, OSHA published its 2022 penalty amounts. The increased amounts apply to civil penalties that are assessed on…
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HR Industry Insights: Manufacturing Quarterly Newsletter – 4th Quarter 2021
This HR Industry Insights quarterly newsletter looks ahead to attraction and retention challenges in 2022 and highlights ways to build digital…
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DOL Withdraws Independent Contractor Final Rule
On May 5, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced it will officially withdraw the Independent Contractor final rule. The…
Commercial Insurance
CDC Provides Guidance on Consent Elements and Disclosures for Workplace COVID-19 Testing
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued guidance on the elements of consent and disclosures necessary to support employee…
Covid-19 News
5 HR Trends To Monitor in 2021
HR departments are given more and more responsibility each year, oftentimes with budgets that don’t match. This means HR teams must…
Commercial Insurance
HR Brief Newsletter – December 2020
This month’s HR Brief discusses financial well-being and how to help employees, and considerations for hosting a virtual workplace holiday party.…
Covid-19 News
Time Tracking in the Time of COVID-19
Keeping track of employee productivity has always been important, but it’s even more significant in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.…
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DOL Releases More Q&As on Workplace Laws and Coronavirus
On July 20, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published additional Q&As addressing the application of the federal Fair Labor…