Navigating the New Overtime Regulations: Can you classify people in same position differently?

If you are in HR, about all you’ve dealt with in the last few weeks, maybe even in the last few months, has been how to handle the new FLSA overtime regulations.  As one of our excellent advisors with Horizon Point, Nancy Washington Vaughn, wrote in a previous blog post about how to navigate the new regulations, “On December 1, 2016, the federal annual salary threshold for white-collar employees exempt from overtime pay will increase to $47,476 from $23,660.” In dealing with this from a consultative perspective, an interesting question came up with a client recently.  Can you classify employees

Leaders and Runners, Focus on What you Can Control

Week 15 Weekly Mileage:  36.2 Long Run: 26.2- The Marathon is here!   So, it hasn’t rained at all this fall.  Having one of the driest and warmest falls on record, we have had no weather related blips in our marathon training. And as I write this on the Tuesday before we are scheduled to leave, here’s what the forecast looks like for Philly on race day: Umm yeah, rain, cold rain, with 20-30 mph winds.  Looks like the first winter storm of the season has plans to blow through right as we run. Great. I can’t seem to quit checking the

HR Santa Clauses focus on the Employee Experience

Whether you like it or not, the Christmas season really starts the second Halloween is over.  I walked into Target a few minutes after it opened on November 1st (like at 8:01 a.m. because we were out of dog food and the dog was hungry) and it had been transformed into a Christmas shopping wonderland. Where has Thanksgiving gone? With Christmas marketing screaming at all of us to buy a lot of stuff most of which we don’t need, I’m beginning to think about how to make Christmas meaningful for my almost six and two and a half year old

5 Steps to Efficiently Navigate the New Department of Labor Overtime Regulations

You are likely aware of the revised U.S. Department of Labor overtime regulation revisions that will become effective on December 1, 2016. No business organization is exempt from preparing for compliance with the new federal overtime rules. As such, all companies and many non-profit organizations must prepare to ensure that they are in compliance with the new overtime pay regulations no later than the beginning of the pay period that includes December 1, 2016. On December 1, 2016, the federal annual salary threshold for white-collar employees exempt from overtime pay will increase to $47,476 from $23,660. Additionally, the salary threshold

Leaders and Runners, Don’t Run the Race Alone

Week 12 Mileage: 42-51 miles  (depending on how well you stick with the true plan) Long Run Distance:  22 miles   I’m gearing up to run the longest run of the marathon training plan tomorrow, and I have to go it alone. This peak week of training happens to correspond with an out of town business trip. And I am DREADING it. Whereas a 3-4 mile run alone can be a refreshing experience, running 22 miles solo is just downright terrible in my opinion.  Who wants to do that alone?  There is not enough music and not enough podcasts to