by Muzaffar | Oct 3, 2017 | Human Resources
The United States has experienced an onslaught of extreme weather over the last month. Hurricane Harvey tore through Texas, Hurricane Irma carved a path through Florida and the East coast, and Hurricane Maria has left Puerto Rico entirely without power, putting 3.4...
by Muzaffar | Sep 28, 2017 | Human Resource Regulations, Human Resources
United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced in September that the federal government would be ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Shortly afterward, President Donald Trump stated that Congress would have six months to enact a...
by Muzaffar | Sep 5, 2017 | Human Resource Regulations
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's rule regarding the revised EEO-1 form was scheduled to go into effect March 31, 2018. The new requirement obligates every private employer with at least 100 staff members to list W-2 wages and hours worked in addition...
by Muzaffar | Aug 30, 2017 | Human Resource Regulations
Late March, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals determined that a Phoenix healthcare system's confidentiality agreement was unlawful. The decision should serve as a reminder to all human resources professionals that nondisclosure and confidentiality agreements must...
by Muzaffar | Aug 28, 2017 | Human Resource Regulations
The U.S. Department of Labor recently decided to begin developing new regulations regarding workers' overtime. The final rule, drafted by the Obama administration, would make 4.2 million workers eligible for mandatory overtime pay.The regulation was scheduled to...
