by kma team | Jun 26, 2019 | Compensation, Compliance, General HR News, Labor Laws, Policies
by Leora Kirk, KMA Consultant Beginning July 1, 2019, the minimum wage in Portland, Maine, will increase to $11.11 per hour which exceeds the state of Maine minimum wage of $11.00 per hour. The direct wage owed to tipped workers must be at least $5.50 per hour....
by kma team | Jun 19, 2019 | Compliance, Employee Relations, General HR News, Labor Laws, Policies
by Rhoda McVeigh, KMA Consultant In mid-2018, Massachusetts (MA) passed the MA Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) regulations, which will be one of the most generous paid family and medical leave programs in the nation. PFML creates an insurance program administered...
by kma team | Jun 12, 2019 | Employee Relations, General HR News, Guest blogs, Tips
(from the 24 Hour HR Support Center) The recipe for workplace conflict is decidedly simple: bring two or more people together and assign them a task. Unless the stars have aligned in your favor, there’s going to be some cause for disagreement between them, and if...