Lidl employees can continue with their allegations they were required to report to work but couldn’t clock in until a manager unlocked the store.

Time to update your systems: The Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced the 2027 Social Security taxable wage base. Next year’s number will increase to $192,300 – that’s $7,800 more than the current amount of $184,500. So, the intermediate projection in...

Wyoming’s unemployment insurance (UI) wage base rises to $34,900 per employee in 2027, up from $33,800 in 2026. The $1,100 increase takes effect Jan. 1 and increases the wages subject to each employer’s assigned UI tax rate. The change doesn’t set an employer’s tax...

While it is common for certain salaried workers to be exempt from the FLSA’s overtime requirement, blue-collar workers are nonexempt.

California’s statewide minimum wage will rise to $17.40 an hour on Jan. 1, 2027. The increase will also raise the annual salary an employee must earn to qualify for exemption from overtime requirements to $72,384; employees must meet the duties and other requirements...

South Korea tops the list for the best paternity leave pay across countries, offering new fathers a fair chance at attending to their expanding families. Over the years, maternity leave programs, while not always enthusiastically offered, have become more common, but...

With Election Day coming Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, now’s a good time for payroll teams to review state voting leave requirements – before you start getting time-off requests.  Four states show why a single companywide policy may not be enough. Election Day Rules: State...

The commission has repeatedly challenged hiring policies that exclude applicants because of their sex and employers that retaliate against HR professionals for hiring women.