Agricultural Workers and Required Overtime Compensation On January 1, 2019, the California Industrial Welfare Commission released an updated Wage Order No. 14-2001 (IWC No. 14-2001) regulating the wages, hours, and working conditions of employees in agricultural occupations. Under IWC No. 14-2001, employers of more than 25 employees in agricultural occupations must comply with the...
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On December 1st, 2016, an estimated 4.2 million salaried employees are expected to become eligible for overtime pay as a result of the new FLSA ruling published on May 23rd by the Department of Labor. How employers will strategize to minimize the potential impact on labor expenses and remain compliant with the new ruling...
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Bullying in the workplace is more common than we’d like to assume. Whether it’s relations between managers and employees or between co-workers, the risk is very real. In most cases, employee education is more than half the challenge. Employers need to take steps to minimize the risk and prevent the possibility of bullying. This...
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Having an employee handbook is essential to minimizing risk and cultivating company culture. So, think about what could happen with a truly great employee handbook? One that educates new hires, holds interest, sets expectations and engages employees. It could change the world! (Well, maybe not the world, but you get the idea.) Take your employee handbooks...
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In most cases, employee wages are among the greatest expenses an employer faces each month. It makes good business sense then to consider how to minimize this expense, but employers are often unaware or perhaps feel too busy to even begin the discussion. Enter… automated timekeeping. The good news for employers is that labor...
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In business, there’s often a love-hate relationship with payroll. As an employee, we all love the satisfaction earned on pay day. But as the business owner, supervisor or HR staff, you may be on the other side of that equation due to the tedious hours of preparation required for payroll. A big part of preparing...
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Without question, employee labor is one of the greatest expenses that employers face each month. However, it may surprise you to hear that it can also be one of the most poorly tracked or controlled expenses. Why is that?! At first glance, you might say that seems counterintuitive given the timeless importance of controlling...
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We Offer Automated Timekeeping Employee labor is costly. The administrative cost and time associated with employing your staff are also significant. An important part of our mission as an organization is to lower your cost of doing business, simplify how you manage employees, and drastically better the employment experience for business owners, managers, employees,...
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