by Burnette Insurance | Sep 19, 2016 | General
Decision-maker who is in the dark about complaint may be best person to investigate misconduct Employers often struggle with how to discipline an employee who has engaged in misconduct but who has also filed a complaint, such as a harassment or discrimination charge,...
by Burnette Insurance | Sep 19, 2016 | General
The newest version of the Form I-9 will be made available by Nov. 22, 2016, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced. Employers may continue using the current version of Form I-9 with a revision date of 03/08/2013 until Jan. 21, 2017. After Jan. 21,...
by Burnette Insurance | May 23, 2016 | General
It won’t be a picnic telling a worker who has long been salaried, never had to punch a time card and often worked after hours that all that’s going to change. But when the U.S. Department of Labor publishes its final overtime rule (which happened May 18; see SHRM...
by Burnette Insurance | May 23, 2016 | General
The U.S Labor Department (USDOL) has finally released the anxiously awaited revised regulations affecting certain kinds of employees who may be treated as exempt from the federal Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) overtime and minimum-wage requirements. These...
by Burnette Insurance | May 2, 2016 | General
Every employer must face and resolve the question of whether its labor force is comprised of employees or independent contractors. Misclassifying employees in the wrong category has significant and dire consequences. Failing to properly classify workers subjects an...
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