HR Compliance

What Kinds of Social Media Posts are Protected? Employees are increasingly using social media to complain about their employment and employers.  As a result, employment-law retaliation claims based on social media activity are on the rise. Employers must treat social...

Many states have increased the frequency with which they conduct wage audits, while others have enacted fines related to improper or incomplete wage audit responses; both scenarios can create real risk for employers. Both companies and state agencies stand to...

The nation has demonstrated a peaceful transition of power from one administration to another, but we remain in limbo on the overtime rules. The U.S. Department of Labor’s appeal, filed in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, is still pending....

Where Do We Go from Here? The DOL’s finalized amendment pertaining to overtime rules was to take effect in December, but in November, a nationwide injunction was issued, temporarily blocking the implementation. As the struggle for direction of the new...

New EU data protection regulations are set to come into force in 2018 and will apply to all companies doing business with European customers, no matter where in the world they are. This major development is set to change the...

In the wake of the Wells Fargo scandal related to the creation of millions of unauthorized accounts, government records revealed that former employees-turned-whistleblowers contacted the federal agency tasked with investigating whistleblower complaints as early as 2009, once again raising questions...

How to Protect Your Employees The tragic terrorist attacks in Brussels and Istanbul earlier this year have raised many questions and concerns from organizations with traveling employees. Employers must be prepared for the worst and know how to keep staff...

The corporate “gatekeepers,” attorneys and compliance officers, are often most likely to learn about illegalities, and they are also the most challenged as prospective whistleblowers. Few definitive rules exist, but due to legal, ethical or fiduciary constraints, they may be...

This guide from HR360 tells you how to get through the 4-step DOL audit process, including audit triggers, producing requested documents, dealing with on-site interviews and how audits are typically resolved.

Guidance for HR from the NLRB The National Labor Relations Board continues to intensify its campaign against overly restrictive workplace social media policies. The latest target: company rules that prohibit certain activity among employees using social media. A corporation’s reach...

Last month, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced it would be changing the long-standing Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulations for minimum salary requirements for “white collar” exempt employee status and overtime pay. While the goal to provide more workers...

The SEC has taken an aggressive stance against the use of employee confidentiality agreements that may discourage whistleblowers. While the agency has only brought one enforcement action based solely on such an agreement, the message is clear: Employers should think...