HR professionals assist their organizations by ensuring compliance with a wide range of federal statutes and implementing regulations. The following federal law digest brings together the fundamen...

Takeaway: An employer’s swift, even-handed response to an employee’s internal claims of sex discrimination in compensation is one of its surest defenses to potential lawsuits. In this case, the hum...

Must we pay an employee who is suspended?

In general, California overtime provisions require that all nonexempt employees (including domestic workers) receive overtime pay at a rate of 1.5 times their regular rate of pay for all hours work...

"Trey Fleming" (a pseudonym) is currently employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs. The whistleblower is calling on veterans to act and hold the VA accountable, encouraging them to make clai...

California wage-and-hour law clearly states that any hour an employee spends performing work on behalf of the organization, or work that the organization knew or had reason to know was being perfor...

Millions of people in the workforce count on tips. If you have employees who regularly receive tips, complying with minimum wage regulations can be a complicated business—especially when calculati...