When employers fail to provide full pay to employees for all their hours worked, it’s sometimes called wage theft—an issue that has gained visibility in recent years. California employers could face significant penalties for violations to state and local wage-theft laws.
California Strengthens Wage-Theft Laws
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How Can Employers Navigate Multiple Leave Laws?
Janet L. Heins|Family and Medical Leave, News, Paid Time Off (PTO), Relationship Management, Unpaid Time Off, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
When workers request time off, they may have the right to take job-protected leave under various federal, state and...
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New York City Council Expands Earned Sick Time Law to Include Safe Time
Janet L. Heins|Communication, New York, News, Paid Time Off (PTO), Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
New York City’s paid-sick-leave law would require businesses to allow employees to use paid time off for “safe time”...
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Upheaval caused by recent hurricanes leads to temporary exemptions/waivers of written AAP requirements, extension of VETS-4212 reporting deadline
Janet L. Heins|Blog, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Two DOL agencies have modified some government contractor obligations in light of the turmoil resulting from recent hurricanes. First,...
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SHRM-Supported Alliance Launched to Protect Employer-Sponsored Health Benefits
Janet L. Heins|Health Care Benefits, Influencing Government Policy, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
The Society for Human Resource Management and other leading employer organizations have launched the Partnership for Employer-Sponsored Coverage, an...
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Treasury's Call to Repeal Pay Ratio Reporting Won't Alter Need to Comply
Janet L. Heins|Communication, Compensation Communication, Compensation Compliance, Executive Compensation, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
The Trump administration has called for scrapping a requirement that publicly traded companies show how much their CEOs are...
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Policy Requiring Recovery of Draw Payments from Terminated Employees Violates FLSA
Janet L. Heins|Compensation Compliance, Decision-Making, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
An employer that has a written policy of continuing to hold employees liable for unearned draw payments after their...
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California Small Businesses Soon Must Provide Baby Bonding Leave
Janet L. Heins|California, Family and Medical Leave, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
On Oct. 12, California Governor Jerry Brown signed the New Parent Leave Act (S.B. 63) into law, requiring employers...
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OregonSaves Serves as a Test for State-Sponsored Auto-IRAs
Janet L. Heins|Leadership and Navigation, News, Oregon, Retirement Benefits, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
As the first state-sponsored retirement savings program rolls out in Oregon, here’s what employers in Oregon and other states...
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