Overview.  Recently, we reported the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) had modified its interpretation of the overtime rules governing daily and weekly overtime calculations for mills, factories, and manufacturing establishments published in the Technical Guidance (the ...

Overview.  U.S. law requires companies to employ only individuals who may legally work in the United States – either U.S. citizens, or foreign citizens who have the necessary authorization.  E-Verify is an internet-based system that allows businesses to determine the eligibility ...

The Internal Revenue Service would like to remind individuals about the Additional Medicare Tax.  Some taxpayers may be required to pay an Additional Medicare Tax if their income is over a certain limit. Information explaining the Additional Medicate Tax is provided below. Tax ...

Overview.  Wyoming has amended the law permitting the time period for the payment of wages upon termination of employment to be at a different time, if specified in a collective bargaining agreement between the employer and the employee. Details.  Federal law does not require ...

There was a time when an employee’s personnel file was a physical paper file filled with tangible documents.  Now, employers globally are streamlining their HR processes through the use of electronic systems enabling them to create, track, edit, and store all of the recruitment, ...

Overview.  On January 30, 2017, the President issued an Executive Order on Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs (“EO” or “Executive Order”) requiring Agencies to eliminate two existing regulations for each new regulation that is proposed.  This ...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) renewed a warning to employers about an email identity-theft scheme that uses the name of senior company officials to request sensitive employee information (such as Forms W-2) from payroll or human resources departments. (IRS News Release IR-2017-10, Jan. 25, ...

Overview  A lawsuit has been filed in Arizona state court seeking to stop the newly approved minimum wage hike and paid sick leave ballot initiative from taking effect.  According to the Arizona Chamber of Commerce, the proposal's lack of a state revenue generator and its inclusion of ...

Overview.  As you know, beginning March 24, 2014, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has required federal contractors to provide workers with the opportunity to voluntarily identify as an individual with a disability. Federal contractors need this information to ...

Under the FLSA, employees are classified as either non-exempt or exempt from minimum wage and overtime. Non-exempt employees must be paid at least the minimum wage for each hour worked and overtime whenever they work more than 40 hours in a workweek (some states require overtime in additional ...