Increased unemployment benefits and pent-up consumer demand are fueling excess job openings making it especially difficult for employers to fill open roles. Employee referral programs can be one of many effective recruiting options in today's labor market. An employee referral program encourages employees to recommend qualified candidates by offering bonuses, rewards, and/or recognition to the employee if the candidate is hired. Here are some guidelines for developing and administering an employee referral program.

Many state and local minimum wage rates are scheduled to increase on July 1, 2021. Below is a summary of these changes and guidelines to help you comply with your minimum wage requirements.

Thanks to a variety of reasons, including the widely available vaccine supply and the ARPA, which has brought much-needed financial relief to everyone impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, America is recovering.

One important part of this stimulus bill is a 100% federal-financed COBRA insurance premium subsidy, positively impacting those who lost health coverage due to an involuntary termination of employment or a reduction in hours.

As more employers bring employees back to the workplace and navigate new CDC guidance on mask-wearing, they may have questions about whether they can ask about an employee or applicant's COVID-19 vaccination status. Here are answers to frequently asked questions about vaccination inquiries.

The Department of Labor (DOL) has published a final rule that will further delay some changes to tipped employee regulations, but other changes will go into effect on April 30, 2021.

The Department of Labor (DOL) has published a final rule that withdraws changes to the test for determining whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The changes were scheduled to take effect May 7, 2021.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has updated its guidance on certain wage and hour issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On 3/30/21, the Department of Education announced an expansion of the pause to student loan interest and collection of all defaulted loans in the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program

As of Monday, April 26, we implemented a new Drug-Free Workplace (DFWP) process to help improve your experience. In order to help make account setup requests more seamless, we developed a DFWP intake order form. This form can be found in FormSource within your MyTotalSource platform.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has published new forms and guidance to address the new COBRA subsidy provided under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).