October.2010

FLSA Difficutly With New Rules: DOL Overview Sight

It is more difficult to stay in compliance with FLSA rules. Employers will now have to keep documentation on how their employees pay is figured, along with the time records (especially when using time clocks). This refers to how the employer rounds time when calculating hours worked. Training time is now also compensable, and may include time that certain employees spend getting dressed prior to starting the actual work day. It also appears that the DOL is targeting the Health Care Industry and the wage and hour policies.

Learn More: http://www.dol.gov/compliance/laws/comp-flsa.htm#overview

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10 Myths & Facts About Older Workers

 We may need older workers for our workforce due to shortages, in addition to our life expectancy being longer. You can see how well you score on the quiz below when it comes to older workers: Answer "True" or "False"                                                1. By 2020, 1 in 5 American workers will be over 55 years old.                                2. Training older employees is a wasted investment, becaues they will only be on the job a few more years.                                                                                              3. These days, when people retire, they would rather volunteer to stay active than continue paid work.                                                                                                 4. Older workers aren't as productive as younger workers.                                    

Check out the rest of the questions and your score at: http://enews.aginginstride.org/aispwp/pub.48/issue.1421/article.5898/                          Not everyone will be able to work in their senior years, but misconceptions of the older worker can limit our finding the best person for the job.

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In-House Counsel & Attorney-Client Privelege:

A recent decision in a New York court reminds us that there is no attorney-client privelege if In-House Cousel is not an active member of a bar association in the United States: http://www.bairdholm.com/media/newsletter/284_September%20Labor.pdf

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Changes In The Department Of Trasportation Drug Testing Rules:

Effective October 1st, 2010 - The DOT has updated their guidelines to be implemented by the Department of Health & Human Services. Some of the changes include the testing for Ecstasy, plus the lowering of cutoff levels for several other drugs. There have been other changes that include the definitions of phrases such as "adulterated specimin" and "negative or positive result."

For more details, visit: http://www.jacksonlewis.com/legalupdates/article.cfm?aid=2137 

How Observant or Detailed Do You Think You Are?

 

Being detail-oriented is always important in business, so why not try this test out for yourself to see just how observant you are with things around in your everyday life? I would be interested to know how you score. The normal score is 7 correct out of 25.  http://www.oldjoeblack.0nyx.com/thinktst.htm

  

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