Connecting The Dots–New Exempt Rules

Notice to Employers… The Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a new law regarding overtime pay. The new rule qualifies workers for overtime exemption, and raises the salary threshold from $455/week (the equivalent of $23,600/year) to $913/week ($47,476/year). Over 4 million workers will be affected. For an employee to be considered overtime exempt, they must… Read More

Interns–source of free help??? Hold on and read the rules

Paid vs. Unpaid Interns I’m often asked how to go about utilizing interns, particularly this time of year and over the summer.  For obvious reasons.  College students are on break and could be a great source of low cost or even free help and many of their schools require internships, such as my son’s school,… Read More