Compliance

FTC Votes to Ban Most Noncompetes

Germeen Tanas | April 24, 2024

Do you use a noncompete agreement at your workplace? According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), around 30 million American workers are...

DOL Releases Updates on Overtime Salary Threshold

Germeen Tanas | April 23, 2024

The news we’ve all been patiently (or impatiently) waiting for is finally here! The DOL has announced that it will publish a final rule raising the...

EEOC Guidelines for AI in the Workplace

Germeen Tanas | April 19, 2024

In 2023, iTutorGroup, an online learning platform based out of China, used an Artificial Intelligence (AI) recruitment software that was programmed...

EEOC Announces Final Rule on Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA)

Germeen Tanas | April 16, 2024

On April 15, 2024, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a final rule on The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA).

Employer Requirements Under USERRA

Germeen Tanas | April 4, 2024

In 2023, LeRoy Torres, an army reservist and Texas state trooper, was awarded $2.49 million in a USERRA lawsuit. Torres was deployed in Iraq where he...

OFCCP Announces Plan to Open Contractor Portal for Compliance Tracking

Germeen Tanas | March 26, 2024

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) defines Affirmative Action as “the obligation on the part of the contractor to take action...

How Does the DOL Recoup Back Pay?

Germeen Tanas | March 22, 2024

Imagine how difficult and frustrating it would be if you didn’t get paid for a day, a week, or even three weeks of hard work. This happens to...

Acceptable Documents and Receipts for Form I-9

Germeen Tanas | March 19, 2024

The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, regulated by the Department of Homeland Security, aims to control illegal immigration. The act makes...

4 Things HR Is NOT (AKA, Employee Questions You Shouldn't Answer)

Aidan Farrish | March 18, 2024

In your HR role, people probably ask you for help or advice about things that are, frankly, not in your job description—and they shouldn’t be.

Common FMLA Mistakes Employers Make

Germeen Tanas | March 8, 2024

Candice Gardner, a local government employee in Alabama was not reinstated after her FMLA leave had come to an end. Her employer simply refused and...