Workers’ compensation: Firms may be liable for COVID-19, remote injuries
States are expanding workers’ compensation coverage for COVID-19
Compensation
Raising the federal minimum wage: Who’s in favor?
Resourceful Compliance recently ran a survey polling more than 2,000 Americans whether they support raising the federal minimum wage.
How COVID-19 impacts 2021 benefits: Help for employers
Top compliance challenges to prepare for now
Study: Salary history bans are working – and spreading
Salary history bans are making a difference, according to a recent study and that may be spurring more cities to act. A Boston University research study released in June 2020 indicates that salary history bans are having the desired effect. After a city or state banned salary history questions, they found pay increased for all […]
Judge tosses part of DOL’s coronavirus paid leave rules
Judge Paul Oetken of the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York on Monday agreed with New York Attorney General Letitia James that the Department of Labor’s pandemic-related paid sick leave rules were overbroad. James sued the federal government in March over some of the department’s restrictions to paid sick and emergency family leave. […]
Feds ease PPP loan forgiveness rules further for employers
The Small Business Administration (SBA) says it will “promptly” release new forgiveness rules and guidance for firms. Why? A new Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) bill that eases some restrictions for small employers is becoming a law. Originally, the PPP loans could be forgiven if an employer followed the 75/25 rule: 75% of the loan proceeds […]
Feds’ new guidance makes it easier to get PPP loans forgiven
Since the feds replenished the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) in May, many more small employers have requested the forgivable coronavirus-relief loans. And now, the feds have issued a new round of guidance on what makes the loan forgivable. Forgiveness applications On May 15, the Small Business Administration (SBA), which is administering the loans, released its […]
Court: Worker’s salary and duties clearly exempted him from receiving OT pay
Employers can get into a lot of trouble when they require employees to do extra work and not compensate them for it. But in order for it to be an FLSA violation, the employee has to be eligible for overtime. No detailed analysis required Daniel Smith worked as an organ procurement coordinator for Ochsner Health […]
DOL’s new ‘regular rate of pay’ rule: How it impacts benefits in 2020
DOL’s regular rate of pay rule and how it impact employee benefits
