ComplianceHR Updates

Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Labor released the final rule for overtime eligibility. The final rule is scheduled to take effect July 1, 2024, and increases the salary level needed to qualify for the FLSA’s administrative, executive, and professional exemption to $844 per week ($43,888 per year). If you would like to learn more about the new rule, check out Littler’s ASAP “Department of Labor Publishes Final Rule to Update the Salary Level for Overtime Eligibility.”

It’s been a white since we’ve discussed the proposed updates to the Overtime rule, and we just wanted to let you know we’re still keeping our eyes on it. Just recently, the proposed rule passed White House review, and the final ruling is expected to occur in the near future. We will continue to keep you updated.

In the meantime, we encourage you to continue using Navigator OT to help you determine the risk of classifying your positions as exempt or non-exempt. This not only helps you now, but also after the final rule is published and goes into effect. Once the final rule is published and Navigator OT is updated, you will be able to copy and rerun previous evaluations for positions you think may be affected by the new rule.

If you’d like to learn more about the risks associated with overtime classification, we invite you to check out our most recent whitepaper about overtime: "The Danger of Making the Wrong Overtime Classification Decision." You can also learn more about Navigator OT in the Knowledge Center.

Please feel free to reach out to us at support@compliancehr.com with any questions.

Earlier this year, we shared our webinar “Conducting Effective Workplace Investigations,” which walked you through the basics of conducting workplace investigations. Now we have taken a deeper dive into workplace investigations to help you understand how to avoid common pitfalls. In the webinar, “Avoiding Common Pitfalls of Workplace Investigations,” Littler provides tips on handling:

Many states, and even some cities, across the U.S. have started implementing pay transparency policies. Although the objectives of new transparency policies have good intentions, such as increased employee trust and pay equity, they can present compliance questions and issues. In our recent webinar, Navigating New Pay Transparency Policies, Littler provides a look at some key factors of pay transparency policies, including:

A few weeks ago, we let you know about exciting Reference Center updates that were in the works. Now we’re happy to announce that those updates are live and accessible through your ComplianceHR Platform! The Knowledge Center has also been updated with information on the new features that are now available. 

Just a reminder: If you usually access the Littler State Guides through PolicySmart^TM, you will now need to go to the Reference Center to access those guides.

Please feel free to reach out to us with any questions at support@compliancehr.com. 

The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) is an often overlooked area of employment law that applies to essentially all employers. In our recent webinar “What Employers Need to Know About USERRA,” Littler provides information about USERRA to help you better understand this law, including:

On Monday, March 11, 2024, the new independent contractor rule took effect. As Littler explained, the new rule:

Employees are struggling now, more than ever, with mental health issues. The need to deal with these issues is affecting both employees and employers. Since 2020, the separation between work and home has been fuzzier than in the past, and employers face the need to learn how to balance employee accountability and accommodation. Littler’s recent 2 the Point “How can employers address the effects of employees’ mental health issues in the workplace?” explains how employers are equipped to deal with these issues and provides suggestions for improving the workplace.

We are excited to let you know that updates to the Reference Center are coming soon! Following our product roadmap and some client feedback, there will be new features we think you will find useful:

All content will be available in the Reference Center format. This will allow you to create content smart links and compare jurisdictions for all topics in the Reference Center, with the exception of the Comprehensive Guidance. 

The Comprehensive Guides will open within the Reference Center, allowing you to pick a different jurisdiction or topic without navigating to a different tab in your browser.

You will have the option of expanding all content with one click, or you can scroll down and expand just the content you would like to view.

The main menu will have the ability to select a different topic, not just jurisdiction, so you don’t have to go back to your Platform homepage to change topics.

You will be able to view reports in Comparison View. This view will allow you to see report content organized by subtopic (or question) instead of jurisdiction, which is helpful if you want to drill down into a more specific topic across multiple jurisdictions.

The Timeline View will let you quickly see upcoming effective dates for the topic you are viewing.

We will let you know when the new version of the Reference Center is available and will update the Knowledge Center with tips on using these new features. Please feel free to reach out to us at support@compliancehr.com with any questions.

Employee leave is and will continue to be a complex topic. But there’s good news: We have resources to help you navigate your employee leave scenarios!