HR Matters - Human resource policies, Compliance, Employment Law Tips

Find out when you have to give your employees access to their personnel files. Even if you are not required to provide access by law, you may find it good practice to do so. Q: Do we have to allo...

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Do you know how vacation and shift differentials affect overtime pay, or if you can pay "comp time-off?" Find out the answers to these and other tricky overtime questions. -----------------------...

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Calculating overtime often is more complicated than just paying nonexempt employees for all hours worked over 40 in a week. You also have to consider any bonuses paid, how many jobs the employee ...

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Consolidated paid time off (PTO) plans, or PTO banks, give employees flexibility in using their paid leave and are generally easy to implement. Use the guidelines below to determine if a PTO p...

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Do you know what your obligations are to a pregnant employee who is not covered by the FMLA? Find out what steps you should take to prevent pregnancy discrimination.Q: If an employee needs lea...

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Untangling the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) health care coverage requirements can be a daunting task. What coverage must be maintained when an employee takes leave and what coverage is ...

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Q: We have an exempt employee (i.e., exempt from the minimum wage and overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ) who would like to work in our call center on the weekends doin...

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MILITARY LEAVE REQUIREMENTS UNDER USERRA 1. What does USERRA require? 2. What employers and employees are covered? 3. What does “service in the uniformed services” include? 4. Do em...

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Q: WHEN DO EMPLOYERS HAVE TO PAY NONEXEMPT EMPLOYEES FOR TIME SPENT TRAVELING TO A SEMINAR OR A TRAINING SESSION? DOES IT MAKE A DIFFERENCE IF THE EMPLOYEE SPENDS THE NIGHT? A: Nonexempt empl...

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(Part 1 of 2) Recent developments in harassment and other discrimination case law show just how risky it can be if you do not have written policies. Find out how to make sure your policies prot...

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Harassment Responses and Discipline Do you know what your obligations are to take disciplinary action if your harassment policy has been violated? Or, in situations where it is not clear that h...

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You still have time to make significant changes in your work environment by identifying old barriers to success and replacing them with new, more effective behaviors. The six suggestions on the "...

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Rest Breaks: Legal and Practical Considerations Most employers recognize that periodic work breaks are beneficial for employee health and productivity, and can reduce accidents and mistakes cau...

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Different Benefits for Different Categories of Employees Q: Do we have to offer the same benefits to all employees? For example, can we give more vacation to our management employees than our no...

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Q: The winter has just begun, and already we have had employees miss work because of inclement weather. How should we deal with these absences? Can we allow employees to make up the time if we do...

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Stay on top of employment law compliance and personnel management the easy way -- through HR Matters Blog. Use the tips as a handy resource to answer your daily HR questions or as a training tool for your supervisors and managers.

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Benefits for Part-Timers Working Full-Time Q&A Q: When does a part-time or temporary worker become a full-time employee? We have a part-time employee who has been working up to 40 hours a we...

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Use Background Checks to Prevent Hiring Problems Employers in every industry are waking up to the fact that background checks are essential to their hiring process. Although these checks can be...

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Are you concerned about the potential conflicts that can occur when employees date or marry, or when family members work together? In the past, employers concerned about these conflicts often imp...

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THE THREAT OF PERSONAL LIABILITY HAS HEATED UP OVER THE YEARS AS SEVERAL FEDERAL AND STATE COURTS HAVE REINFORCED THAT HR DECISIONMAKERS CAN BE PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR EMPLOYMENT ACTION...

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