Highly compensated employees can be eligible for overtime pay if they are paid on a daily basis, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Feb. 22 in a case that clarifies overtime exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). In Helix Energy Solutions Group v. Hewitt, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that a former employee...
Category: Evaluating & Monitor HR Policies
In terms of labor and salaries, 2023 is shaping up to be a year of question marks and contradictions. Despite rising concerns of a recession, employers are still having a hard time filling open positions. Job postings remain 50% above their pre-COVID rates, according to the job site Indeed. That demand for labor continues to...
The field of human resources (HR) – planning, staffing, rewarding and developing talent for today’s thriving businesses – is evolving. In HR topics such as hiring, hybrid and remote work, recruiting, diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and employee engagement, the change has been so rapid that many HR professionals have had to re-learn them as...
What are professional Background Screeners? The background screening profession serves several critical functions, including: Protecting the rights of consumers;Promoting safe homes and workplaces;Helping employers and property managers comply with state and federal screening regulations;Helping public and private employers make informed placement decisions;Providing risk mitigation tools for employers and property managers. With our common goal of...
From complying with new labor laws at the federal, state, and local levels, many business owners and HR professionals face new obligations at the close of 2022. To help, we’ve created a comprehensive list of some of the most important HR tasks related to Payroll, Compliance, Benefits, and General HR. Here’s your year-end HR Checklist...
How To Ensure Compliance In The Workplace: 9 Tips 1. Documenting policies and procedures is key. If something is important to the success of your business, then it should be documented in your employee handbook. The idea of documenting policies—especially creating them from scratch—easily overwhelms employers when they try to craft the perfect policy language...
It’s easy to understand the importance of the human resource management planning process—the process by which organizations determine how to properly staff to meet business needs and customer demands. But despite its obvious importance, many organizations do not have a strategic human resource planning process in place, with many HR professionals reporting their departments need...
Diversity isn’t just a moral issue. There is a business case that can be made for hiring and promoting diversity in the workplace. From recruitment to mentoring, human resources has a main role in the strategy. Diversity and HR The workplace is becoming increasingly more global. With that in mind, diversity translates to into a...
HR is all too familiar with the hazards and consequences of company downsizing. Delivering news of layoffs, paycuts, and furloughs is never easy, but unfortunately, it's a responsibility that falls on many HR professionals. While delivering difficult news never gets easier, HR can help make the process as painless as possible. While letting employees go...
HR leaders are in the strangest and most challenging environment and must adapt quickly and decisively if they are to survive and thrive in the coming months. This was the warning from HR industry analyst Josh Bersin in his keynote address about the future of the HR tech market at HR Tech Virtual. And the...