The most common FLSA exemptions are white collar exemptions. They can be broken down into five main categories, including:
How to Determine if a Job is Exempt or Non-Exempt
The terms non-exempt and exempt can cause a lot of confusion for workers and employers. Exemption status determines if you receive overtime pay for working more than 40 hours in a work week. The exemptions are governed by the Fair Labors Standard Act (FLSA).
ERC Approved as a SHRM Preferred Provider
ERC is approved as a SHRM Preferred Provider and has been recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for the SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-C) and the SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SC) certificates.
Yelling at Co-Workers and Employees: Is It Ok?
Yelling; it’s a part of human communication. Sometimes it’s good and sometimes not. People yell for many different reasons. Maybe it’s to assert themselves over others, or to make their presence known. Maybe they want to incite confrontation or satisfy an ego.
Bring Your Child to Work Day: Swap Your Briefcase for a Backpack
Thursday, April 23, 2015 is National Bring Your Child to Work Day. More than 37 million employees at over 3.5 million U.S. workplaces will participate in this holiday.
The Unique World of “Leave of Absence” Policies
When an employee takes a “leave of absence,” this time away from work can take many forms depending on the situation. From the Family & Medical Leave to Short Term Disability to jury duty to bereavement to military leave, these various policies and structures do share the common purpose of allowing an employee to take time away from work above and beyond vacation time or sick days, while also protecting the employer from potential abuses of these leave requests.
Make Mentoring Meaningful
Complex human resource challenges such as increasing employee retention and improving workforce productivity are common concerns to have in your organization.
Download: Editable Meeting Agenda [PDF]
In “Step 2” of our article about taking your meetings from unproductive to motivating, we identified setting an agenda as an important step to conducting a successful meeting. As a follow up, here’s a free resource that will help you set a meeting agenda. This PDF download includes space for meeting details, topics, meeting attendees/stakeholders, desired results, and notes.
Women’s History for Today’s Workplace
In March of 2015, the U.S. military’s oldest living female veteran, Lucy Coffey, passed away at age 108. At the time, 1943 to be exact, it took Coffey three attempts to successfully enlist in the Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps. She was one of only about 400,000 women who served in uniform during World War II. With its iconic “Rosie the Riveter” image, World War II became a major turning point both in terms of women’s enlistment in the armed services as well as in stateside employment to fill the manufacturing jobs left open by the young men off at war.
How to Plug Wearable Technology into your Wellness Program
For many years, employers have implemented wellness programs for their employees to encourage and promote a healthy lifestyle inside and outside of work. These wellness programs are proven to provide positive opportunities to their employees to help improve their fitness, nutrition, and get a kick start to making more health-conscious decisions.
What Are the Changes to the New FMLA Ruling?
As of March 27, 2015, another change to the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) will be followed by employers nationwide. There is now a revised definition of “spouse” and it includes same-sex married couples in all 50 states.
