The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a directive changing the required fall protection systems for residential construction. This directive, effective June 16, 2011, requires the use of conventional fall protection systems in residential construction activities six...

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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Maintaining accurate employee records and legal compliance is critical for all employers. Failure to do so can result in hefty penalties, as demonstrated by a Texas company that failed to maintain accurate time and payroll accounts and did not properly pay employees for overtime hours worked. As a...

Many employers reimburse their employees for mileage driven in an employee’s personal vehicle for business purposes. For 2010, the business mileage reimbursement rate set by the Internal Revenue Service is 50 cents per mile. Starting Jan. 1, 2011, however, these rates for the use of a car, van,...

There can be no doubt that job satisfaction is linked to whether or not employees believe they are compensated appropriately.  Employee morale can be negatively affected when pay is below industry standards or where there is a disparity in pay between employees in similar positions.  This can result...

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...

Although the economy may be showing signs of improvement, employers remain focused on increasing efficiency and holding down costs.  This may include downsizing, eliminating pay raises, and even cutting pay for employees.  While these actions can be justified, employers must be careful.  Top...

Payroll errors can be costly. Last month, a petroleum company in New Jersey entered into a settlement agreement under which it will pay $4 million in overtime pay, damages, interest, and penalties to more than 700 current and former employees. According to the Department of Labor, the company and...

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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...

There are many reasons to consider a time keeping system for your business. You may want to control overtime, monitor early/late arrivals, track accruals, maintain employee schedules, etc. PEO outsourcing Indiana, our human resource management service will customize a solution for your business. 

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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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