Be careful to properly draw the line between “exempt” employees and “non-exempt” (those entitled to receive overtime pay). Paying employees a salary isn’t enough to avoid overtime. Unless employees are exempt from the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by definition, you must pay them 1.5 times their regular hourly wage for all […]
Required Workplace Forms Updated for 2011
December 31, 2010 by
FORM I-9 NOTE 1: Be sure you are using the correct form. There have been multiple revisions. Rev. 08/07/09 is the most recent revision, and has an expiration date 8/31/12. Rev. 02/02/09 is also an acceptable version. The revision date can be found on the lower right hand corner of the form. The expiration date is […]
USCIS Changes Plans – Delays New Form I-9 for 60 days
February 2, 2009 by
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced it has delayed by 60 days, until April 3, 2009. The implementation of an interim final rule entitled Documents Acceptable for Employment Eligibility Verification” was published in the Federal Register on Dec. 17, 2008. The rule streamlines the Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9) process. The announcement […]
I-9 Form changed again so start using the new version by Feb. 2, 2009
December 18, 2008 by
DELAY OF PLANS FOR THE I-9 WAS ANNOUNCED ON 1/30/09 – CONTINUE TO USE THE EXISTING FORM. Click here for the update The information below is informational only. Follow the above link for the current changes. I-9 Form changed again so start using the new version by Feb. 2, 2009 The USCIS announced this […]
New Oregon Smokefree Workplace Law Becomes Effective January 1, 2009
December 3, 2008 by
Under Oregon’s new Smokefree Workplace Law, smoking will be prohibited in most public places and workplaces with few exceptions. Public place means any enclosed area open to the public. Place of employment means every enclosed area under the control of a public or private employer that employees frequent during the course of employment. The DHS […]
