CONFUSING LEGAL STATUS Employers are accustomed to navigating conflicting local, state, and federal laws. These laws affect where and how they do business. Other laws, like those regulating marijuana, also…
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Election day is around the corner. Unfortunately, the increasingly politically divisive climate is spurring conflict in every aspect of our daily lives, including the workplace. There are many myths about…
Have you heard the news? The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) plans to develop a new rule setting a higher salary level for exempt employees. If this feels like the…
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits private employers with 15 or more employees, State and local governments, employment agencies, and labor unions from discriminating against “qualified individuals with disabilities”…
We are well into a sweltering summer. Our childhood days free of bed times and routine are a distant memory. You may recall your youthful summers lying out by the…
Maryland has revised its Equal Pay for Equal Work poster. To ensure compliance with workplace posting requirements, you can take advantage of the volume discount MBA has obtained with our…
Massachusetts has required employers to provide leaves of absence for some time to employees who are veterans for the purpose of participating in a Veterans Day or Memorial Day exercise,…
As you may be aware, the City of Seattle has approved a comprehensive set of amendments, the 2015 Wage Theft Prevention and Labor Standards Harmonization Ordinance, to Seattle’s labor standards…
Darin Haller, Director of HR Compliance, at Modern Business Associates, takes two minutes to answer the most frequently asked questions regarding the DOL’s upcoming changes to overtime and exempt /…
Anyone who doubts the influence popular culture has on the workplace need look no further than the burgeoning debate on transgender bathroom use to be swayed. Of course, transgender issues…
