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HR Alert: Independent Contractor Changes

Written by Lisa Coppola on May 5, 2025. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

Federal Enforcement Paused – But Don’t Get Comfortable On May 1, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2025-1, directing its Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigators not to apply...

HR Alert: FMLA Leave for Clinical Trials

Written by Lisa Coppola on November 25, 2024. Posted in Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

Must you allow an employee to take FMLA leave when she says she’s joining a clinical trial? In a recent opinion letter dated November 8, 2024, the Wage and Hour Division of the federal Department of Labor (DOL) responded...

HR Alert: There’s a New FMLA Poster

Written by Lisa Coppola on May 23, 2023. Posted in Business, Charter Schools, Compliance, Employment.

The United States Department of Labor, the DOL, has released an updated version of the Family and Medical Leave Act poster. The new poster boasts a new color scheme and layout. There are no new changes in the contents of...

HR Alert: Commission Sales & Overtime in A Retail Establishment

Written by Lisa Coppola on May 20, 2020. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

Employers in the retail space long have struggled to determine whether their business is considered a “retail or service” establishment according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division. This important distinction...

HR Alert: Important Updates About Employer FFCRA Obligations

Written by Lisa Coppola on March 25, 2020. Posted in Business, Compliance, COVID 19, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

The U.S. government’s Families First Corona Virus Response Act (FFCRA) will have a significant impact on employers. Employers can learn more about the FFCRA here. Very recent guidance from the Department of Labor’s...

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