Kūlia i Ka Nuʻu: Sunshine Topping at Hawaiian Telcom – This is The Best Job Ever! This column of Kūlia i Ka Nuʻu features Sunshine Topping, Vice President of Human Resources at Hawaiian Telcom. A
While Gallup’s recent State of the American Workplace study reports that only 35% of Hawaii’s workforce is engaged in their work, studies show that organizations with engaged employees realize many benefits,
With the publication of Fact Sheet #17S: Higher Education Institutions and Overtime Pay Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Department of Labor has provided insight into the white collar exemptions that commonly
In what the Center for Workplace Compliance calls "an unprecedented and welcome move toward transparency," the OFCCP published its Methodology for Developing the Scheduling List Supply & Service Federal Contractors FY
We are nearing the end of session and the Hawaii state legislature just passed the Second Crossover deadline. As we prepare to head into conference, several employment-related bills are still alive, including measures that
An employer cannot consider an employee’s prior salary history to justify a wage differential under the Equal Pay Act, according to a recent Ninth Circuit decision. To determine how your organization can best respond
The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division issued an opinion letter last week addressing whether an employer must pay a non-exempt employee for fifteen-minute rest breaks required by the employee’s serious
The IRS has issued a set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) that address the new employer credit under Code Sec. 45S for paid family and medical leave. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (P.L. 115-97) created the credit, which is