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Month: November 2015
New 2016 Florida Minimum Wage Poster
The Florida minimum wage will remain at $8.05 per hour, effective January 1, 2016. Florida law requires the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity to calculate a minimum wage rate each year. The annual calculation is based on the percentage increase in the federal Consumer Price Index. Action item: All Florida employers need to download th...
Florida’s Work Comp rates to drop 4.7% in 2016
On November 12, 2015, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (Office) approved an overall decrease of 4.7% in workers’ compensation insurance rates in Florida (press release). Following the disapproval of its original rate filing request, the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) submitted additional information for the Office’...
What employee training time needs to be paid?
Non-exempt (overtime eligible) employees are entitled to pay for all hours worked for their employer. Under the rules, this means pay is required for all hours spent performing work for the employer, even if it is not required. Work is “suffered or permitted” when an employer is aware that additional work is performed (beyond scheduled......
Confronting a suspected drug using employee
I recently received a question, asking for suggestions on how to confront a suspected drug using employee. First, I would review all applicable company policies, such as workplace conduct, attendance and drug free workplace policies. Are there performance issues, work rule violations, attendance problems, behavior at work that is inconsistent w...
Workplace Injury rates drop in 2014
On November 19, 2015, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) released statistics for 2014 showing that the overall incidence rate of non-fatal occupational injury and illnesses cases requiring days away from work to recuperate was 107.1 cases per 10,000 full time workers. In total, there were 1,157,410 days away from work cases ...
Is a new I9 coming in 2016?
Just before Thanksgiving, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published its plan to make new changes to the existing I9 form. The I9 form is a mandatory form that must be completed for all newly hired employees within 3 days of hire. The form was last changed in 2013, when the form was......
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