Regulatory Compliance

AB 5 Independent Contractor Classification: When To Use The ABC Test

December 26, 2019

business, compliance, Employee, HR, independent contractor

For a worker to be properly classified as an independent contractor (aka “1099 contractor” or “1099 employee”), they must pass certain tests under federal and state law. Following the California Supreme Court’s Dynamex Ops. W Inc. v. Superior Court ruling,…

FLSA Changes: Updating Your Policies for Non-Exempt Overtime Law

October 7, 2019

Southland Data Processing

Regulatory Compliance

business, compliance, Employee, HR, management, overtime

Have you reviewed your policies and practices in light of the upcoming overtime changes? Remember, reclassified employees may have to follow policies and procedures that didn’t apply to them before. (Or that you didn’t have at all!) Changing habits can…

DOL Releases Final New Minimum Salary for 2020

September 28, 2019

Southland Data Processing

Regulatory Compliance

business, compliance, Employee, flsa, HR, management, overtime

Earlier this month, the Department of Labor (DOL) finally announced the new minimum salary for exempt white-collar employees. These new minimums will take effect on January 1, 2020. Read on for everything you need to know about the new ruling!…

OSHA Reporting & Recordkeeping: Part 3

August 26, 2019

Southland Data Processing

Regulatory Compliance

business, compliance, Employee, HR, management, OSHA, recordkeeping, safety, success

Finishing off our 3-part series on The Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA), this week we’re talking about employer recordkeeping requirements. We’ve already established that OSHA’s reporting requirements apply to all employers. Now, we’ll talk about which employers are subject…

CA Harassment Prevention Training

August 12, 2019

Southland Data Processing

Regulatory Compliance

#MeToo, business, compliance, Employee, harassment, HR

Previously, the state of California required mandatory sexual harassment and abusive conduct prevention training for supervisors working for employers with 50+ employees. Under this law, California-based supervisors had to be trained every two years and new supervisors had to be…

How to Measure Your Labor Audit Liability

August 5, 2019

Southland Data Processing

Regulatory Compliance

business, compliance, Employee, HR, labor, Payroll, timekeeping

When an employee brings an action against an employer, courts usually rule in favor of the employee if there are inadequate records to substantiate the employer’s case. Unfortunately, this means there are often cases where an employer is actually in…

OSHA Reporting & Recordkeeping: Part 2

July 29, 2019

Southland Data Processing

Regulatory Compliance

business, compliance, Employee, HR, management, OSHA, safety, success

Continuing our 3-part series on The Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA), this week we’re talking about employer reporting requirements. As we mentioned in our first post, OSHA’s reporting requirements apply to all employers. (Even if the employer is exempt…

OSHA Reporting & Recordkeeping: Part 1

July 8, 2019

Southland Data Processing

Regulatory Compliance

business, compliance, Employee, HR, management, OSHA, safety, success

If you own a business or work in Human Resources, then chances are you’ve heard of OSHA. The Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) was passed in 1970 to support the balance of business needs and employee health. Basically, the…

eAlert: EEO-1 Reporting Requirements Finalized

May 9, 2019

Southland Data Processing

Regulatory Compliance

business, compliance, Employee, HR, management

The hotly contested issue of this year’s EEO-1 reporting is officially resolved—at least for now. Pay data for both 2017 and 2018 must be reported to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) by September 30, 2019. The data that has…

Update: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

May 3, 2019

Southland Data Processing

Regulatory Compliance

business, compliance, Employee, HR, management

The EEO-1 Report is a compliance survey that requires companies to report employment data. Employers must categorize this data by race/ethnicity, gender, and job category. Additionally, there has been significant buzz lately around adding pay as a final category. A…

Regulatory Compliance

AB 5 Independent Contractor Classification: When To Use The ABC Test

FLSA Changes: Updating Your Policies for Non-Exempt Overtime Law

DOL Releases Final New Minimum Salary for 2020

OSHA Reporting & Recordkeeping: Part 3

CA Harassment Prevention Training

How to Measure Your Labor Audit Liability

OSHA Reporting & Recordkeeping: Part 2

OSHA Reporting & Recordkeeping: Part 1

eAlert: EEO-1 Reporting Requirements Finalized

Update: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

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