On March 13, 2014, President Barack Obama issued a presidential memorandum directing the Secretary of Labor to “modernize and streamline the existing overtime regulations”. The Department of Labor (DOL) took action and, in new rules set to become effective Dec. 1, 2016, raised the minimum salary threshold for exempt workers in many categories. Since then,
Federal Changes to Overtime Exemptions
For the last year, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has been working on proposed rule changes related to overtime exemptions. These changes are designed to substantially decrease the number of employees who are exempt from overtime. Today, the Department of Labor released the final rule changes. Employers are required to be compliant with these
Employment Law 101: Explaining the Equal Pay Act
Who, What, Why . . .
Who does it apply to: Virtually all employers with employees of the opposite sex are subject to the Equal Pay Act (EPA).
What is the rule: Employers cannot pay one sex higher wages than the other for jobs that require equal work based on skill, effort, and responsibility that
Can an Owner be Personally Liable for Wages?
You’ve set up a your business as an LLC or a Corporation and followed all of the legal requirements to keep the business up under Texas law. Your lawyer tells you the company will protect you from personal liability to your creditors as long as you follow all the required formalities.
After a few years
Are Salaries Secret?
The Evil HR Lady dropped a post recently about an employee who was upset because she just discovered a
co-worker was earning more than her with less experience. Lucas explained in “Dear Abby” fashion why the employee ought to let it go: The economy is bad. Lots of people want your job. Suck it up.