As the weeks of business closures have turned into months, many employees haven’t been able to work because their jobs aren’t designed to be remote. With restaurants, retail stores, child care businesses, hotels, and a number of other industries, many of their employees are in jobs that are designed to be done onsite. According to …
As the weeks of this pandemic stretch on, we’re coming to really appreciate the jobs and employees we rely on to keep our everyday life intact. Certainly, healthcare workers quickly come to mind, and some healthcare jobs will fall into the scope of this article. Our focus today is on front-line workers in a variety …
There are a number of factors to take into consideration in deciding whether a job should be exempt or nonexempt. Even once you’ve determined which jobs are exempt, you’ll need to monitor any changes to the salary threshold. According to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), one of the foundational criteria for whether an employee …
You’ve identified a need to hire someone to do a certain job, so how do you determine whether it’s an hourly or salaried job? The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes the criteria for whether an employee is exempt vs. nonexempt. Nonexempt = not exempt from overtime. These jobs are usually hourly, and overtime must …
This Sunday, we’ll spring forward an hour for daylight savings time. I think the states that have chosen to stick with one time are genius, but until I live in one of them, I’m stuck with time changes twice a year. Daylight savings time begins at 2:00 a.m., at which point we lose an hour. …
