Recent Updates

The federal poster is being updated due to mandatory changes to the Minimum Wage/Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and Polygraph Protection.

We are pleased to announce that our Navigator OT application (in addition to OT Cost Estimator) has been updated to conform to the final Fair Labor Standards Act Regulations (the regulations are effective December 1, 2016).  Please review the details below for more information.   ​

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a final rule that will require covered employers to electronically report work-related injuries and illnesses and requires all employers to develop and inform employees of injury and illness reporting policies.

The Department of Labor (DOL) has published final Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulations that are effective December 1, 2016. As a service to our clients, we have created a toolkit to help you prepare for the effective date of the regulations. The new Employer Toolkit is available on FormSource in the Payroll section.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued its Revised Procedures, Revised Interim Enforcement Procedures for Reporting Requirements. Changes include an increase to the maximum fine for failing to report a reportable incident and monitoring of closed Rapid Response Investigations (RRIs) based on randomized selection of closed cases.

The current Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification expired on March 31, 2016. The USCIS has announced that employers must continue to use the current version until a proposed I-9 is in effect. 

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its final rule on respirable crystalline silica. The rule, which is titled Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica, establishes a permissible exposure limit (PEL) and also includes provisions regarding exposure assessments, respiratory protection, medical surveillance, hazard communication, and recordkeeping.

Multiple sources have reported that United States Department of Labor (USDOL) recently sent the proposed overtime rule to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for its mandatory review. While the actual release date and the corresponding effective date for the regulations are unknown, most experts agree that the effective date will likely be 60 days from the release date. 

An accelerated timetable may be motivated by political pressures related to the upcoming election and potential changes in the White House and Congress.  For more information on what we have done and what we plan to do to help clients prepare for the new regulations please review the details below.

A global health alarm on the outbreak of a disease or virus raises issues for employers and employees as to the appropriate workplace responses. The mosquito-borne Zika virus has the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring public health emergencies and putting employers’ attention on how to respond.