Jan 30, 2020 | Human Resources
Severance pay is a sum of money an employer gives to an employee who’s been “severed” from employment with the company. Normally, severance is based on length of service. When is severance legally required?The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) does...
Jan 20, 2020 | Human Resources
Beginning on January 1, 2020, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car (also vans, pickups or panel trucks) are: 57.5 cents per mile driven for business use, down one half of a cent from the rate for 2019. 17 cents per mile driven for medical or moving...
Jan 20, 2020 | Human Resources
Almost everyone knows that the federal minimum wage, which hasn’t changed in nearly a decade, is $7.25 an hour. But that’s just the beginning of minimum wage rules. Employers also should be aware that many states and municipalities have enacted their own...