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New overtime rule now in effect
By Mike O’Brien bio Jan. 1, 2020 was the deadline to comply with new FLSA overtime rule. At the end of September the Department of Labor issued its long-awaited final rule updating the salary level test for white-collar overtime exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Under the new rule, the minimum salary level for exemption is raised from $455 a week to $684 a week, or $35,568 annually. The change marks the first increase in the minimum salary level to take effect in more than 15 years. It is expected to bring overtime eligibility to over a million employees who are ineligible under the current threshold. Although the DOL released a final rule raising the salary level in 2016, the rule was blocked by a federal district court and… . . . read more.
How to manage maternity or leaves of absence
Employee leaves of absence for maternity or medical reasons can be tricky to navigate and can place heavy staffing and…
How to make a collection call to a patient
A collection call to a patient should never be offensive. But it does need to be firm. Remember, the goal is to collect an…
Getting that new patient info into EHR before appointment
Here are some reader tips for getting new patient information into the electronic health records prior to…
Internet use can help patients self-diagnose rare genetic disorders
The notion of empowering patients to take control over their own health care is particularly powerful within the realm of…
CMS releases 2020 Proposed Rule for the Quality Payment Program
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released its proposed policies for the 2020 performance year of…
