Issue 8, May 2007   SECTIONS Articles & Insights Case Study Upcoming Events OTHER ISSUES May 2007 April 2007 March 2007 February 2007 January 2007 November 2006 October 2006 September 2006 SUBSCRIBE   Welcome to The Workforce Chronicle! This month's issue of The Workforce Chronicle reveals some interesting results from a recent survey on compliance preparedness and best practices. You'll also see why Carhartt expects a whopping 340-percent return on their workforce management software investment. Congratulations to Kylie from Hyatt Corporation and Kim Caulder from Nanticoke Health Services for winning the BLR Special Report on FLSA Overtime: Making Your Way Through the Exempt/Nonexempt Minefield. Featured Article New Survey Determines Organizations Not Prepared to Manage Compliance A recent survey on compliance preparedness and workforce management best practices revealed that many organizations are not as prepared as they should be for the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and Sarbanes Oxley (SOX). Whether organizations are manually tracking the information, automating the data collection, or feel like they are meeting the requirements status quo, employers need to recognize the importance of following the regulations. Between the Department of Labor (DOL) penalties, state wage laws, employee lawsuits, etc., non-compliance can be costly for organizations. In 2006, non-compliance resulted in nearly $7.9 million in civil money penalties, the DOL recovered more than $171.5 million in back wages for 246,000 employees, and employers paid another $2.9 million from FLSA penalties. COMPLETE ARTICLE   Articles & Insights Supreme Court Hands Down Ruling in California Overtime Lawsuit The Los Angeles Times (April 17, 2007) reports that the California Supreme Court handed down a ruling that triples the amount of back pay that employees can seek if they were forced to work through their breaks. The decision affects many people who are considered managers or assistant managers but generally spend less than half their time at work doing managerial tasks. [more] Q&A: employee hours and work breaks The California Supreme Court handed workers a major victory Monday in a case involving overtime and meal and rest breaks. Many workers don't know their rights, and employers often don't understand their responsibilities. Part of the confusion arises from the difference between federal and state regulations. [more] WorkForce News UTC Power to Automate Processes and Cut Costs with WorkForce Software’s Solution UTC Power to Automate Workforce Management Processes [more] California Supreme Court Enforces Strict Labor Laws Workforce Management EmpCenter™ Suite Ensures California Law Compliance [more] WorkForce Software In The News   Case Study Carhartt Carhartt Expects a 340-percent ROI Using EmpCenter Customer Since: August 2005 No. of Employees: 500 Industry: Manufacturing EmpCenter Solution: Time & Attendance Base, Activity Based Costing Platform: Windows COMPLETE CASE STUDY   EmpCenter Advanced Scheduler Turbo charge your workforce management efforts with the EmpCenter™ Advanced Scheduler. Demand-based scheduling allows organizations to automatically change staffing levels based on forecasted demand. Rather than waste critical time trying to figure out how many staff members need to be scheduled and when they need to be scheduled, the Advanced Scheduler automatically performs the right calculations and generates the right schedule. The Advanced Scheduler helps organizations decrease overtime payments by optimizing employee schedules. Schedules automatically apply business rules that are designed to minimize costs while meeting employee and employer needs. A web-based application, the Advanced Scheduler is designed for mid-sized and large organizations with complex needs. Deploying the EmpCenter Advanced Scheduler helps decrease overtime costs, minimize schedule processing time, and increase employee satisfaction through greater flexibility. Key functionality of the Advanced Scheduler includes Leave Management, Demand-Based Scheduling, Overtime Equalization, Shift Bidding, and Auto-Scheduling. 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