Coming Soon: California’s New Pay Transparency Law

California’s new pay transparency law will require employers with 15 or more employees to post the…

Achieving Healthy HR: Thoughtful Compensation

The pandemic and job market have made it difficult for employers to attract and retain talent, negat…

Tracking Exempt Employee Time — Is This Allowed?

There are many reasons you might want or need to track exempt employee time. For example, you may op…

Do We Need to Classify Managers as Exempt Under the FLSA?

No. It’s fine to classify managers as nonexempt. As a reminder, exempt and nonexempt are classific…

When Can We Deduct from an Exempt Employee's Pay?

In general, if an exempt employee performs any work during the workweek, you must pay them their f…

Closures When a Holiday Falls on a Weekend

If a holiday like New Year’s Eve falls on a weekend when you're closed, and you typically give emp…

What is a workweek? Is it just our hours of operation?

A workweek is not the same thing as your hours of operation. Rather, it defines the 168-ho…

Do We Have to Pay for Unauthorized Overtime?

Any overtime worked by non-exempt employees must be compensated, regardless of whether the overtime …

Exempt and Non-exempt – What's the Difference?

Exempt and non-exempt are classifications under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). That’s the fe…