When an employee fails to report for work without prior notice ("no call/no show"), it can leave you scrambling to find a replacement. To address this issue, employers often include no call/no show guidelines in their attendance policies. Below are some points to consider when drafting and ...

Federal Minimum Wage under the Fair Labor Standards Act.  The federal minimum wage for covered nonexempt employees is $7.25 per hour effective July 24, 2009. The federal minimum wage provisions are contained in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Many states also have minimum wage laws. In ...

As previously reported, the FAR council published its Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces final rule on August 25, 2016, and the Department of Labor (DOL) simultaneously issued guidance on the final rule. As we also reported, the disclosure and arbitration provisions of the final rule that were set to ...

In preparation for year-end and the beginning of the new year, ADP Comprehensive Services will be sending monthly newsletters through January to assist you with your year-end planning and the ADP year-end process.  In addition to these newsletters, please watch for special ADP WFN ...

ADP would like to remind you that Thanksgiving Day, Thursday November 24, 2016 is a bank holiday.  The Federal Reserve will be closed as will ADP’s offices. To ensure timely employee direct deposits we recommend you accept and approve your payroll 72 hours prior to pay date.  ...

Overview.  On November 8, 2016, voters in Arizona and Washington were asked to consider Ballot Initiatives that would provide constituents in those states with paid sick leave, and both initiatives passed.   Under Arizona’s Ballot Initiative Proposition 206, the minimum wage ...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requires all employers to distribute an information memo to their employees - by December 1 each year - directing them to review their federal Form W-4  Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate information for the next calendar year. If employees ...

When you are ready to offer a job to an applicant, there are steps you can take to help increase the likelihood of acceptance and help ensure the employment relationship gets started on the right foot. Below you will find some Tips for extending a job offer to a holiday hire. Put it in ...

Overview.  On Election Day 2016, voters in North Dakota, Florida and Arkansas approved new medical marijuana use laws, while voters in California, Maine, Massachusetts, and Nevada approved new recreational marijuana use laws.   Details. With voters in these seven states approving ...

Overview. On Monday, November 14, 2016, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), published a new version of the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. Effective Date. By Jan. 22, 2017, employers must use only the new version, dated 11/14/2016 N. Until then, they can ...