Employers use the consumer price index (CPI) to calculate cost of living increases. Most cities have their own CPI, which measures how prices change regarding the cost for goods and services such as housing, food, and medical care.
Every state has different laws and there are many gray areas. Don’t leave these matters to chance or overpay in legal fees when you can access your own HR library. Here’s an example of Oregon Labor Laws.
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While the new Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), overtime rule was put on hold, keeping the minimum salary requirement for White Collar Employees at $455 per week, several states have their own requirements.
With the rollout of legalized marijuana in Oregon and other States, many employment practices that we’ve had in place for decades need to be reexamined with this new reality in mind.
In late 2015, Oregon legalized the recreational purchase of marijuana, generating no small amount of confusion with employers about what this means for their workplace.
Absent a change in the law, this is going to happen and as business owners we need to anticipate how this mandated increase will affect our costs, pricing, customers and workers.
What I found surprised me – regardless of where in the organization the employee resided, there was an over-reliance on code words that never really communicated anything.
As a small business owner you have no shortage of distractions in your day – and most of us rely on our past experiences and knowledge to quickly respond to a situation and move on. This would all be fine, except on the matter of human resources issues – that have steadily changed with the times over the last 10-15 years – through a steady flow of legislation, court cases and administrative law rulings.
