by Caroline | Oct 17, 2019 | Compensation and Benefits, HRCompliance, Labor Law, Management
Important People Stuff. Yes, now that I have your attention, there have been several recently passed employment rules and regulations that may have been lost in the massive amount of information we parse through daily. These are the ones to note as a people stuff...
by Caroline | Sep 12, 2019 | Company Culture, Compensation and Benefits, Employee Assistance Program, Management
August was quite a month for me. So much so, I haven’t written or posted a blog since July. Why? Many stressful reasons. My heart jumped into my throat as I read the news of the shootings in El Paso. I immediately texted friends to confirm if they and their loved ones...
by Caroline | May 15, 2019 | Compensation and Benefits, Hiring, HRCompliance, Labor Law, Recruiting
Like most cities with universities, Austin has a large supply of college students and so it seems like it would be a good idea to establish an internship program. After all, all these students need some “real world” experience and you need the free labor, right? Sigh,...
by Caroline | May 1, 2019 | Compensation and Benefits, Hiring, HRCompliance, Management
Doing the right thing doesn’t always get rewarded. We all know the saying, “No good deed goes unpunished.” But that is not the topic of this blog. This time, doing good is being rewarded by the federal government. Shocked? Read on. There are tax...
by Caroline | Apr 4, 2018 | Compensation and Benefits, Compliance, Paid Sick Leave
PSL Has A New Meaning Recently, Austin became the first city in Texas to mandate paid sick leave (PSL) for non-governmental employers, requiring all companies with more than 15 employees to cover up to 64 hours of paid sick leave beginning October 1, 2018, and small...
by Caroline | Nov 28, 2016 | Communication, Compensation and Benefits, Compliance, Culture, FLSA, Hiring, HR Strategy, HRCompliance, Leadership, Management, Overtime
“Keep Calm and Gobble On” was the mantra for many of us after the Nov 22 decision by Judge Amos Mazzant, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, to halt a Department of Labor rule that would have made millions more Americans eligible for overtime pay....
