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17 Items That Need To Be Included In Your Employee Handbook

Genesis HR Solutions

It also clarifies the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulations for paying overtime. There’s a lot you need to know about classifying your employees the right way based on the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Overtime Use this section to clarify your company’s position on overtime pay for employees who qualify.

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Employee Benefits Guide for 2023: What Employers Need To Know

Vantage Circle

The organization pays specific amounts to cover an employee's medical care. Other types of medical care involve dental checkups, biometric screening, etc. Keeping this in mind, the organization offering to cover their employee's medical insurance is a huge load off of their shoulders.

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8 Examples of Wrongful Termination

HR Digest

5 Disputes Over Unpaid Wage Or Overtime Work : As far as these examples of wrongful termination go, disagreement over unpaid wage is complex. Any employee’s dismissal in violation of public policies like the federal Families and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is part of the wrongful termination checklist.

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Post-COVID record keeping — what you’re required to keep

Business Management Daily

Then Congress passed a series of laws designed to protect employees, provide limited paid leave, and help employers pay workers. The Families First Coronavirus Relief Act. The Families First Coronavirus Relief Act (FFCRA). The Family and Medical Leave Act ( FMLA ) doesn’t either.

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Massachusetts wage and hour laws you need to know

Genesis HR Solutions

They must also be free to leave the workplace. Most hourly (non-exempt) employees who work more than 40 hours in any week must be paid overtime. Overtime pay is at least 1.5 × the regular rate of pay for each hour over 40 hours. Parental Leave & Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) in Massachusetts.

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HR Rules and Regulations: A Guide to Compliance

HR Digest

It is essential for HR professionals to understand the various laws that safeguard protected classes of individuals, including the following: Age Discrimination in Employment Act: This law protects individuals aged 40 and above from age-based employment discrimination. per hour.

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Employee Leave: Setting Your PTO Policy

BerniePortal

*This blog is adapted from the HR Party of One episode, Employee Leave: Setting Your PTO Policy which you can view below. Finally, in 1938, Congress passed the Fair Labor Standards Act, which created the first minimum wage of 25 cents per hour, and a 44-hour workweek, which was revised two years later to a 40 hour workweek. It’s tough!

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