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Exempt vs. non-exempt employees: Navigating worker classification

Higginbotham

These workers are usually paid hourly and are eligible for overtime pay and minimum wage protections due to the nature and hours of their work. Wage and Overtime Pay Requirements for Non-Exempt Employees Under the FLSA, non-exempt employees are entitled to a minimum wage of at least $7.25

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Employee Files: What to include, what to leave out, and what’s confidential

Business Management Daily

For example, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) requires that employers must keep personnel records for one year. Besides that, your confidential medical records will let you know if any team members have disabilities that you need to consider when planning and assigning tasks. Why is that?

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Workers’ Compensation: What’s payroll got to do with it?

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

Some components are related to production needs and include overtime and shift differentials. The cost of these coverages may be shared with the employees (with worker contributions deducted from the wages or salary) but are otherwise a form of earnings, providing value that a worker might otherwise have to purchase.

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Lurking Business Litigation: 4 Things You Can’t Afford to Ignore

Insperity

This will include: Classifying workers appropriately as either employees or contractors and as overtime exempt or non-exempt. Correctly recording and paying employees for all time worked (including overtime and travel time for non-exempt employees) and paid time off. Medical leave. Harassment and discrimination.

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Opening an Office in Another State? Ask Yourself These 7 Questions

Insperity

For example, once you have 50 or more employees within a 75-mile radius, you must let eligible employees take job-protected leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Overtime calculation. For example, would you have to choose a plan with a higher deductible or a narrower network of providers to keep premiums the same?

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6 Policies You Need to Start a Strong Employee Handbook

Insperity

Laws prohibiting discrimination are enforced by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Furthermore, it helps you cover a few more legal bases by explaining payroll deductions, overtime, the Family and Medical Leave Act, workers’ compensation, COBRA health coverage and more. These include but are not limited to: Age.

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How long do employers keep employee records?

Business Management Daily

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) each have unique record retention requirements that you must follow. Medical files. All employee documentation related to benefits should go in your medical files. Medical Records Regardless of state, you must hold onto employee medical records for 3 years after termination.