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The IRS released details on withholding for 2011, including a payroll tax cut for employees. Employers can view early release copies of percentage method tables for income tax withholding in 2011 on the IRS website.
Wage and hour cases often seem piddling at first glance—what are a few hours of overtime here and there? But add in other class members (hundreds, thousands?), years (2 or 3?), and damages, and you could owe a positively whopping sum.
Measuring HR success to the satisfaction of the CEO remains an elusive goal. Bottom line: You want funding, and they want metrics. Today’s expert has practical help for metrics that are failing to make an impression in the C-suite.
The ringing in of the New Year brings with it new state and federal regulations, legislation, and court decisions that California employers need to be on top of. But what’s most pressing? What do you really need to act on rather than just monitor?
Yesterday’s CED offered tips about giving references. Today’s we look at tips for handling other types of requests, such as subpoenas and financial data, again courtesy of BLR’s SmartPolicies program.
In employment law cases, “Victory in court is always a little bitter when the costs of achieving it are factored in,” says attorney Russell Adler. He was referring in particular to the potential dangers of giving references.
Yesterday, we looked at a question from the CED mailbag involving the use of accrued paid time off during family leave. Today, the answer to another leave-related question, as well as the introduction of a comprehensive resource you won’t want to be without.
From the CED mailbag: Can you require employees to use accrued paid time off while receiving SDI or PFL if they are on FMLA leave? We’ll explain the rules below.
Yesterday we looked at 7 deadly timeclock sins that even conscientious employers are often guilty of. Today, we’ll look at attorney Sandra Rappaport’s tips for prevention. We’ll also tell you about a comprehensive wage/hour resource, specifically for California employers, that can help keep you out of trouble.
The federal Department of Labor has launched a new “Bridge to Justice” program that connects workers with legal beefs to local attorney referral networks. The program launches today. In the words of the DOL: