Comparing the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a little like comparing apples and oranges. These two laws work very differently. The FMLA allows workers to take unpaid leave to tend to …
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The Massachusetts PFMLA deadlines are fast approaching. Do you know the differences between the MA PFMLA and the Federal FMLA? Since its enactment in 1993, the Family and Medical Leave Act has afforded job protection to millions of American workers. …
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Attendees of our most recent webinar got answers to some of their most common questions – and the chance to brush off their high school math skills. Led by Jenny Arthur, MBA, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, “Complex Wage and Hour Calculations” demystified …
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A hypothetical scenario around paying travel time: You own a business with two locations. One is understaffed, so you ask one of the hourly employees from the other location to make a two-hour drive to go help out. She normally …
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Paying non-exempt employees tends to be more complicated than paying their exempt counterparts. Tracking hours worked, calculating each employee’s earnings and staying compliant with overtime and minimum wage laws requires diligence. It gets more complicated when you opt to compensate …
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New York employees won greater protections against discriminatory pay practices last week, when Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed two new pieces of legislation into law. Senate Bill S5248B, called Equal Pay for All, expands on existing provisions under New York’s Achieve …
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Maine employees can already take time off from work to take a pet to the vet, get a car serviced or spend all day watching bad movies in bed. Soon, they’ll be able to attend to those midweek tasks without …
VIEW POSTThe receptionist who sits behind a company’s front desk for 40 hours a week is clearly its employee, and the consultant who came in for a one-day job is clearly an independent contractor. But what about remote workers, or traveling …
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If you own a business, you get to call the shots. Decisions about services, rates, location and staff are all yours to make. You can choose whom to hire, what jobs they’ll do and how they’ll be compensated. But you …
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Less than three weeks before the next phase of the Paid Family and Medical Leave was set to begin, Massachusetts businesses have been given a brief reprieve. Employers were supposed to begin withholding PFML contributions starting on July 1st. The …
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