The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued three new Opinion Letters last week. The first Opinion Letter, FLSA2019-1, addresses minimum wage and overtime for residential janitors. In the second Opinion Letter, FMLA2019-1-A, the DOL clarifies that an employer may not delay the designation of FMLA-qualifying leave or designate more than 12 weeks of leave (or 26... Read more »

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The 2019 Utah Legislative Session ended on March 14, 2019. Although the session was dominated by discussions about tax modernization in Utah (which ultimately failed to pass), a number of employment-related bills passed that could potentially affect your business. The following non-exhaustive list is a selection of a few of the bills to be aware... Read more »

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The National Employment Law Project (NELP), a think-tank and lobbying group, released findings last week suggesting that workplace fatality investigations reached decade-high levels during the last two years while worksite safety enforcement by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) declined during the same period. Moreover, OSHA currently has the lowest number of health and... Read more »

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Have you ever found yourself saying, “I didn’t know Employers Council did that!”? Membership offers you access to a multitude of services and information, including on-call expert assistance, an extensive database of survey information, instant access to practical toolkits and white papers, and training opportunities offered on a wide variety of topics vital to workforce... Read more »

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March Madness starts next week – is your workplace ready? A recent Robert Half survey of senior managers suggests employers who embrace employees’ passion for brackets, instead of fighting it as a time waster, may reap the benefits of increased employee morale and overall workplace productivity: 72% report a positive impact on staff morale 52%... Read more »

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Numerous sources indicate that an organization’s culture impacts its ability to sustainably achieve goals and perform successfully in competitive markets. Although there is no one single formula, research identifies a mix of characteristics present in successful workplace cultures, as briefly described in this chart. Workplace cultures are driven by the interplay of these characteristics; excelling... Read more »

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According to a report from Bloomberg, a new rule adjusting the minimum salary threshold for many exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act is pending with the White House Office of Management and Budget. Industry professionals may recall that a similar rule was blocked by a federal district court in Eastern Texas in December 2016.... Read more »

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Regardless of how you feel about HR and technology, they are closely linked and bound to stay that way. In a recent blog post by Tom Haaks from the HR Trend Institute, he lists Personalization and People Analytics as two of the most inspiring trends of 2019. Along those lines, HR must have great technology... Read more »

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Human resources (HR) should play a prominent role through every stage of the merger and acquisition (M&A) lifecycle from due diligence to integration planning and realization of synergies. Every deal has its unique challenges and clarity on how to handle the “people issues” will increase chances for success. Studies indicate that 58 to 70 percent... Read more »

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Push to stop using the term ‘senior’ for someone over 50 Jennifer Ward  discusses that people over 50 are pushing to stop the term senior AZ Family, March 11, 2019

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Generation Z and the workforce: what do these young people want? Jennifer Ward discusses why its time for Millennials to move over and make room for Generation Z  ABC affiliate, March 4, 2019

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Why Arizona Doesn’t Observe Daylight Savings Scott Craven discusses on why Arizona doesn’t want anymore daylight savings AZ Central, March 3, 2019

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