HR News & Trends / Compliance & Law

Welcoming new hires into the business can be time-consuming. Not only are preparations required for the new hire’s first few days or months but there are also many responsibilities employers …

As another year begins, it's important for employers to review their employee handbooks in order to keep up with compliance as well as the latest HR trends. Here is everything …

If your company doesn’t have enough staff on payroll to justify a full-time, in-house human resources (HR) manager, or your existing administrative or HR personnel have too much on their …

In this article, we'll discuss the federal and state unemployment tax rate for Connecticut employers in 2025. Employers should also familiarize themselves with the other 2025 federal and state labor …

Previously, the overtime-exempt salary threshold was increased in July of 2024, with a second increase scheduled for January 1st, 2025. However, a recent court ruling has canceled the scheduled increase …

On June 7th, 2021 Governor Ned Lamont signed House Bill 6380, also known as “An Act Concerning the Disclosure of Salary Ranges”. This law first went into effect on October …

This blog was first published on Employer Pass on February 5th, 2021. Processing payroll in Connecticut involves determining employee pay, hours worked, overtime, any withholding or deductions, and payroll tax …

While employees themselves have many different classifications, the most notable being overtime-exempt versus non-exempt, before you can even begin to think about such things you need to ensure that they …

Connecticut has been a state at the forefront of sexual harassment prevention since 1992 with the passing of the Human Rights and Opportunity Act. This law, among other things, required …

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is a federal law that establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, child labor standards, and more. The FLSA serves as a fundamental labor law, …