Posts by Robert Sheen
Workplace Enhancements for Improving Productivity
Your once inspired company is suddenly stuck in a non-stop lag, where employees’ productivity is at an all-time low. How does it happen? It could be the result of several factors. Perhaps employees have individual situations outside of work that are bleeding into their work hours or the monotony of the job has made them…
Read MoreOFCCP Issues Contract Requirement Exemptions for Alaskan Earthquake and California Wildfires
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has issued additional temporary contracting requirement exemptions for new contracts following the aftermath of the Alaskan Earthquake and California Wildfires. The exemptions state that new federal contractors and subcontractors will be exempt from having to develop written affirmative action programs under Executive…
Read MoreNew Federal Tax Credit Promotes Paid Family and Medical Leave
Employers have access to a new federal tax credit starting this year. The new Employer Credit for Paid Family and Medical Leave Tax Credit provides employers an incentive to provide paid family and medical leave to their employees through 2019. In order to claim the credit, an employer must first have a qualifying written plan,…
Read MoreEEOC Says Denying Use of Service Dog Violates ADA
[The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is pursuing a North American trucking company in what could be a groundbreaking case on the use of service dogs and other emotional support animals on the job by persons with emotional disabilities. CRST Expedited Inc. is part of CRST International, one of the nation’s largest transportation companies providing…
Read MoreU.S. Department of Labor Raises Civil Penalties for Regulatory Violations
The U.S. Department of Labor has published its new civil penalties for 2018. The new penalties reflect a 2% increase in civil penalties for those employers who violate the DOL rules, including for minimum wage and overtime, child labor laws, family and medical leave, construction contracts, and foreign workers. The increase is part of a…
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