Category: HR Management & Compliance
There are dozens of details to take care of in the day-to-day operation of your department and your company. We give you case studies, news updates, best practices and training tips that keep your organization fully in compliance with ever-changing employment law, and you fully aware of emerging HR trends.
Can a Part-Timer Be Exempt?
BMW Agrees To Tune Up Overtime Practices
Minimum Wage: Getting Ready for the January 1 Increase
Census Bureau Finds Decline In Wages
Payday Loan Business Pays $500K For Overtime Violations
Delivery Drivers Misclassified As Independent Contractors
DSLE Manual Finally Updated On Partial-Day Deductions
Retirement Plans: An Overview of the Pension Reform Act of 2006
President Bush has signed the Pension Protection Act of 2006 into law, which overhauls pension funding rules, clarifies cash balance plan rules, encourages automatic enrollment in 401(k) plans, and much more. The law spans a massive 907 pages, and we describe some of its key provisions here.
Government Employers: Are you Nordstroms or Wal-Mart?
By BLR Founder and Publisher Bob Brady Just as in private industry, government HR managers need to understand their organization’s core strategy, and then hire people and build policies that match. Several weeks ago, I wrote about how strategic HR decisions flow from what kind of company you are. If you depend on product creativity […]