2024 California Labor Law Updates: Stay Compliant & Control Costs With Smarter Backfilling
Newly enacted California labor laws will impact the workplace in 2024. Effective January 1, 2024, the following employment laws will create a cascading effect for schedulers and front-line supervisors managing day-to-day operations. Minimum Wage Increase A key California labor law update is minimum wage has increased from $15.50 to $16.00 per hour—regardless of employee headcount. […]
Achieve SMETA Compliance to Improve Ethical Business Practices
Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit (SMETA) enables businesses to assess their—and their suppliers’—business ethics practices around areas like labor rights, health and safety, and environmental impact. SMETA audits are conducted based on a set of common criteria developed by the Supplier Ethical Data Exchange (Sedex), a membership organization for businesses committed to improving ethical and […]
Labor Law Update: Minnesota Earned Sick and Safe Time
As of January 1, 2024, employers in Minnesota are mandated to provide paid leave to all eligible employees. The eligibility requirements are broad, as any employee who has worked a minimum of 80 hours in a year and is not an independent contractor qualifies for earned sick and safe time (ESST). This includes temporary and […]
How the Fair Labor Standards Act Impacts Your Workforce
In 2021, the Wage and Hour Division found four healthcare agencies were responsible for violating the Fair Labor Standards Act by neglecting to pay employees correctly. Between failure to pay required overtime and employee misclassification, these home health industry employers owed over $1.2 million in back wages. As a facility manager, owner, or director, meeting FLSA […]
Why Enterprises Need to Do Business with SOC 2 Compliant Vendors
In today’s interconnected digital world where cyber security must stand as a critical priority, it’s more important than ever for Enterprises to choose secure and compliant vendors. It’s no question you would never want to face a situation when one of your critical vendors experiences unavailability issues affecting your business. Or a ransomware incident causing […]
Meal and Rest Break Compliance Laws By State
The labor laws on breaks at work can be challenging to keep up with. Many states have several different labor laws guiding employers on meal and rest breaks in the workplace, while federal labor laws dictate which breaks should be paid or unpaid. Failing to comply with these laws can lead employers to break compliance […]
Transition Your Online Schedule to Outage Mode With Ease Using Indeavor
In the nuclear power industry, managing a nuclear plant’s two main states – online and outage – is critical to its successful operation. Indeavor is a company that specializes in providing unique workforce management capabilities in the nuclear industry. We are known for providing fatigue management at the point of scheduling. But something else that […]
Essential 2023 Labor Laws For Employers
2023 is well underway, and with it, there are new labor laws businesses should be practicing. As an employer, your goal should be to provide a great working environment for every employee. But, with so much to manage, how can you best cultivate a fair workplace where workers have the protection they need? We’re here […]
