Why do your supervisors and other leaders need compliance training? The answer is simple: untrained leaders can expose your business to serious legal and financial risks. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) highlights the importance of training, noting that “[a]n employer is vicariously liable for a hostile work environment created by a supervisor.” Put another way, if a supervisor breaks the law, then the employer may be held responsible for that supervisor’s actions. Training can empower managers to spot, resolve, and prevent potential issues before they escalate. Proactively addressing issues ensures that supervisors understand and consistently enforce your organization’s policies,
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Monthly Archives December 2024
Overtime Whiplash: What Employers Need to Know About the Salary Basis Rollback
On Friday, November 15, 2024, a federal district court in Texas struck down the US Department of Labor’s 2024 rule increasing the salary basis test for exempt employees. This rule involved an increase in the salary basis in July 2024 (to $844 per week), an increase set to go into effect in January 2025 (to $1,128 per week), and graduated increases every three years beginning in July 2027. The Texas Court’s order applies nationwide, effectively rolling back the “salary basis test” to the 2019 level of $684 per week. The Court also struck down the increases to the Highly Compensated
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