by Afilliated HR & Payroll | Jun 23, 2022 | Regulatory Compliance, Reminder
Can a part-time employee be exempt? Yes, a part-time employee may be classified as exempt. The minimum salary and duties requirements must still be met, of course. And the minimum salary cannot be prorated when an exempt employee works part-time. In other words, the...
by Afilliated HR & Payroll | Jun 16, 2022 | Alert, Benefits & Compensation, Regulatory Compliance
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced that its optional standard mileage rate will increase to 62.5 cents per mile driven for business purposes. The increase takes effect on July 1, 2022. Use of this rate is optional, though it is widely used by employers...
by Afilliated HR & Payroll | Jun 8, 2022 | Regulatory Compliance
Employment benefits that improve quality of life, increase flexibility, and enable people to attend to their personal needs rank high among both employees and job-seekers. And yet, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), while 79 percent of employees have...
by Afilliated HR & Payroll | Jun 1, 2022 | Regulatory Compliance
Can a part-time employee be exempt? Yes, a part-time employee may be classified as exempt. The minimum salary and duties requirements must still be met, of course. And the minimum salary cannot be prorated when an exempt employee works part-time. In other words, the...
by Afilliated HR & Payroll | May 18, 2022 | HR Administration, Industrial Relations, Regulatory Compliance, Reminder
Now that we’ve become a “remote first” company with most of our employees working from home, we’ve started hiring remote employees in other parts of the country. We’re covered by FMLA because we have more than 50 employees—even at our headquarters alone. Will our...
by Afilliated HR & Payroll | May 13, 2022 | HR Administration, Regulatory Compliance, Reminder
What is age discrimination? Age discrimination (sometimes called ageism) means treating people less favorably because of their age. In the workplace, this commonly happens when an employer favors a younger worker over an older one. In some cases, age discrimination is...
