Editor’s Note

About 1.3 million American workers will be eligible for overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), as per the U.S. Department of Labor's new rule. The new thresholds account for growth in employee earnings since the currently enforced thresholds were set in 2004. In the final rule, the department is raising the "standard salary level" from the currently enforced level of $455 to $684 per week (equivalent to $35,568 per year for a full-year worker).

Check out more about the new rule, effective on January 1, 2020, in DOL's New Overtime Rule Raises Salary Cut-Off To $684/Week ($35,568 Annualized), featured as the cover article this month.

Read Breanna Scott's 3 Trends Making Leave Management More Complex, which will help HR professionals to better navigate future policies by understanding national trends and local changes surrounding paid family leave.

Moving on, there is Alan Bostakian's Data Science, AI And Machine Learning For C-Suite, Business Leaders, And Non-Technical Executives. There is also Bruce Marable's Proper Data, An HR Life-Saver, where he talks about how the accuracy of your KPIs is impacted when data is inaccurately processed, recorded, or analyzed.

Also read, NLRB Abandons “Clear And Unmistakable Waiver” Contract Standard by Kyle Abraham and Nicole Elgin, among others featured in this edition.

That’s not all! We hope this edition of HRIS & Payroll Excellence will help you with your payroll and HRIS challenges.

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