Compliance

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division is overseeing an enforcement initiative that is concentrating on the gas station industry in New Jersey after it discovered extensive noncompliance problems with the minimum wage, overtime and record-keeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

After an employee receives a hardship distribution of elective contributions from his or her 401(k) plan, generally the employee will be prohibited from…

The state Senate has approved a bill to refinance the Pennsylvania unemployment compensation fund's $3 billion debt to the federal government a move supporters say would save employers tens of millions of dollars over years.

Severance payments and benefits have been drawn down for at least 1,600 laid-off state government and education workers since July, North Carolina's state budget office said Wednesday. It again raises questions about the extent of layoffs caused by the Republican-penned budget.

While most employers are vigilant in ensuring workplace safety, says Helen Darling, president of the National Business Group on Health, sometimes it can fall off the radar for employers that dont deal with it on a daily basis.

An ever-increasing trend points to the fact that many individuals do not understand the role that they play individually in the health care crisis. Likewise, many employers do not effectively communicate this story to their employees in a positive and empowering way. This lack of clear communication can undermine the...