June 2009
In this Issue:

Labor Law Update
DOL decision on Unforeseeable FMLA Leave

Workplace
Compensation Considerations in a Down Economy

Labor Law
Furloughs and Pay Reductions

Support Corner
Using NOVAtime 3000/4000 to Control Overtime

Technical Assistance
Conflict with Internet Explorer Version 8

Rules Clarified for Unforeseeable Leave Under FMLA

Recently the Department Of Labor issued an opinion letter clarifying an employee’s responsibility to notify their employer when unforeseeable leave is required. The article with a link to the opinion letter can be found here.
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Compensation Considerations in a Down Economy

This article by Terry Henley explains why now is the time to make certain you are maximizing the dollars you are spending on your compensation program. Mr. Henley is the Director of Compensation Services for the Employers Resource Association. More information can be found here or at their website.
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Special Considerations When Reducing Salaried Employees Hours/Pay

In this very timely article by John Thompson you will find the variables you need to consider before decreasing the hours or wages of salaried employees. He explains that careful planning is required in this supercharged wage-hour litigation environment. The article can be found here.
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Support Corner – Using NOVAtime 3000/4000 to Control Overtime

The majority of our clients' first priority when using a Time & Attendance system is to accurately automate the calculation of hours for processing payroll. Those that want to get the most benefit from their system use the reporting tools to control their organization's labor costs. Attached are examples of reports from NOVAtime and ADI that are designed for that purpose. The sample reports from NOVAtime 3000/4000 are here; sample reports from NOVAtime 4000 Dashboard with Real Time Information are here: ADI Version 10 are here.
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Important Web Software Announcement!

Microsoft has recently released Internet Explorer version 8 (also referred to as “IE8”). This version is being installed as part of Microsoft’s critical updates. Although our vendors are working toward this end, neither ADI nor Novatime have yet completed certification for their web software with this version of Internet Explorer. In fact there are known issues in trying to use these products with IE8.

For this reason we highly recommend NOT installing or upgrading to IE8 at this time. Please check (or have your IT person check) to see if this version has already been installed on your workstation through the automatic updates and revert back to version 7 if you find that this update has already occurred. Please forward this information to your IT person and feel free to also contact our helpdesk if you need assistance in this area.
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