The IRS announced relief for employees with family coverage who contribute to a health savings account (HSA), restoring the...
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Manager Who Supervised Employees May Not Be Exempt
Janet L. Heins|Communication, Compensation Communication, News, Overtime Eligibility and Exemptions, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, PayA building manager who attended management meetings and supervised and directed others could still be entitled to overtime pay...
Hospital’s Team Leads Proceed to Trial on Overtime Claims
Janet L. Heins|Communication, Compensation Communication, News, Overtime Eligibility and Exemptions, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, PayTwo team leads in a Savannah, Ga., hospital’s patient registration department were entitled to a trial on their claims...
7th Circuit Sanctions Business That Misclassified Workers
Janet L. Heins|Communication, Compensation Communication, Minimum Wage, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, PayThe 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sanctioned a construction business for filing a defective appeal of a lower...
‘Time-Shaving’ Policies Challenged
Janet L. Heins|Communication, Compensation Communication, Minimum Wage, News, Overtime Pay, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, PaySeasonal restaurant employees who alleged that they were victims of “time-shaving” policies that deprived them of minimum wage and...
E-Mails About Poor Performance Defeat FLSA Claim
Janet L. Heins|Communication, Compensation Communication, News, Termination, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, PayEvidence of an employer’s internal communications regarding an employee’s poor performance, made prior to the employee’s complaint about his...
Lack of Communication Sinks FMLA Claims
Janet L. Heins|Benefits Communication, Communication, Family and Medical Leave, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, PayAn employer has no obligation under the Family and Medical Leave Act to restore an employee to the same...
CEO Pay Ratio Disclosures Have Begun, Putting Morale at Risk
Janet L. Heins|Communication, Compensation Communication, Executive Compensation, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, PayIt’s now easier for publicly traded company employees to compare their CEOs pay with their own and to see...
FMLA Claim Advances Because of Insufficient Documentation
Janet L. Heins|Communication, Employee Relations Communication, Family and Medical Leave, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, PayCiting the employer’s “insufficient documentation,” a federal court found that genuine questions existed as to whether a former employee...
Honest Belief of FMLA Abuse Is Enough to Fire Someone
Janet L. Heins|Benefits Communication, Communication, Family and Medical Leave, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, PayAbuse of intermittent Family and Medical Leave Act time off is frustratingly common, but employers need not tolerate it.
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