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The HR Brief

June 21, 2024

Navigating Payroll Deductions: What Business Owners Need to Know

On July 1, 2024, the minimum salary threshold for exemption from overtime requirements will increase to $43,888 ($21.11 hourly, $844 weekly); on January 1, 2025, it will increase again to $58,656 ($28.20 hourly, $1,128 weekly). The salary thresholds will increase again on July 1, 2027, and there will be another increase every three years. 
May 21, 2024

Upcoming Changes to Overtime Exemption Salary Thresholds: What Employers Need to Know

On July 1, 2024, the minimum salary threshold for exemption from overtime requirements will increase to $43,888 ($21.11 hourly, $844 weekly); on January 1, 2025, it will increase again to $58,656 ($28.20 hourly, $1,128 weekly). The salary thresholds will increase again on July 1, 2027, and there will be another increase every three years. 
March 8, 2021

The HR Brief: Written Notification

At Next Level Solutions, we understand the need for employers to drug test. However, it is important to think about the reason why you may be drug testing and to have a policy in place that requires employees to sign a disclosure form. In the case that a workers comp issue arises, forms such as these can be helpful.
March 3, 2021

The HR Brief: Freedom of Speech & Employer Code of Conduct

Employers have control over an employee's freedom of speech to a certain degree in the workplace. It's best to outline these guidelines in the employee handbook so you're never being reactive to certain situations. By notifying employees beforehand, you have the right to take the actions you deem necessary.