by hanna | Dec 16, 2020 | Employment Law, General News, Payroll
Effective January 1, 2021, Maine’s minimum wage will increase to $12.15 per hour and $6.08 per hour for tipped employees. Additionally, the minimum salary for exempt white collar employees will increase to $700.97 per week, or $36,450 per year. This is only...
by hanna | Nov 30, 2020 | Earned Paid Leave, Human Resources, Payroll, Time & Attendance
Minimum Wage On January 1, 2021, Maine’s minimum wage will increase to $12.15 per hour. The tipped employee direct wage will increase to $6.08 per hour. Earned Paid Leave Starting on January 1, 2021, employers that have 11 or more employees working in Maine must...
by hanna | Aug 31, 2020 | Payroll, Time & Attendance
Answer from Kyle, PHR: Not for half day, no. As a general rule, if an exempt employee performs any work during the workweek, they must be paid their full salary. If the employee were taking off one or more full days for this social event, then a deduction from their...
by hanna | Aug 31, 2020 | Human Resources, Payroll, Time & Attendance
Answer from Laura, SHRM-CP: Not necessarily. It’s up to you to decide how many hours employees need to work in a week to be considered full-time. While we generally recommend that you abide by the standards you’ve set previously so that you’re enforcing your...
by kayla | Jan 13, 2020 | Financial Management, Payroll, Time & Attendance
Retroactive, or retro, pay is money due to an employee for work already performed but paid at a lower rate. Most commonly, it is linked to late performance appraisals, in which the employee received a pay increase that took effect in a prior pay period. Employees who...
by kayla | Dec 9, 2019 | Human Resources, Payroll
Answer from Laura, SHRM-CP: Valid wage garnishments need to be followed regardless of the affected employee’s feelings on the matter. In this case, you should go ahead and follow the instructions from the garnishing agency, withholding and sending them the...
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