Here comes the judge and there goes your overtime
The very day I posted an article here at Generous Matters in which I linked the update in U.S. regulations for overtime pay with Jesus’… Read More »Here comes the judge and there goes your overtime
The very day I posted an article here at Generous Matters in which I linked the update in U.S. regulations for overtime pay with Jesus’… Read More »Here comes the judge and there goes your overtime
Throughout much of late 2015 and into early 2016, the US nonprofit sector was abuzz over the Department of Labor’s updates to federal overtime regulations.… Read More »No rest for weary, but for some, overtime pay (maybe)
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