Department of Labor Proposes $35K Overtime Salary Threshold
On March 7, 2019 the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed an increase to the salary threshold for overtime eligibility under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Under the proposal the threshold would increase to $35,308 a year or $679 per week from the current...
EEO-1 Survey Deadline Extended
Due to the recent government shutdown and partial lapse in appropriations, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has postponed this year’s EEO-1 to early March with a new deadline of May 31, 2019. The EEO-1 Form is a report mandated by...
Should We Use E-Verify?
The Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) of 1986 requires all employers in the U.S. to complete a Form I-9 when hiring a new employee to work in the United States. The purpose of the Form I-9 is to verify that a new hire is authorized to work in the United...
Stay Away From Illegal Interview Questions
Choosing the right interview questions to ask a candidate can be challenging.  In an attempt to find the right candidate, the last thing a hiring manager wants to do is ask a question that sparks a discrimination lawsuit. Unfortunately, many interviewers put the...
