While federal law sets minimum wage requirements, many states require higher payments. For example, the federal minimum hourly rate is $7.25, but Ohio requires payment of $7.40/hour, Oregon requires $8.50/hour, and the state of Washington requires payment of $8.67/hour.
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Under
the Fair Labor Standards Act, “outside sales” employees are exempt
from the overtime provisions in the Act. It would seem
reasonable to assume, therefore, that pharmaceutical sales
representatives who call on physicians would fall into this exempt
category. The United States Department of...
The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division has issued a new interpretation of compensable time for workers changing into or out of protective clothing. This changes the prior interpretation that time employees spend donning and doffing protective clothing was not compensable under the...
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Employers are generally free to establish HR procedures and policies and impose reasonable penalties on employees who violate those rules. In terms of company property that has been damaged, stolen, or lost by employees, however, employers may run into problems. Employers who want to deduct money...
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Our newest client who owns a trucking company in
Missouri with 18 employees was a part of that $8.7 billion...OUCH!
He didn't try to cheat, he just didn't know. He came to us because
he's just sick of ALL the State and Federal stuff he's supposed to
know and keep track of.
Lets talk about the cost of employment..Although I
can't list everything because some things would be different due to
number of employees and the state the employee is in. But, here are
the obvious cost: Social Security, Medicare, FUTA and SUTA. Other
payroll cost I view as 'Administration,' and...Read More »
With
health costs skyrocketing and recession revenues contracting,
certain employers have had no choice but to eliminate group health
coverage all together. There are still options, however,
for small employers to put together some
sort of benefit package for their remaining
employees. For one,...Read More »Management 2000 has been fortunate to have brought on a number
of new clients. They choose to outsource payroll services for
various reasons, but I wanted to see what their 'Payroll' reasons
were for coming on board with us. I thought it would be helpful to
share this with everyone...
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