Question We have an exempt employee who is taking a few days off for vacation, but the employee has no paid time off (PTO) left. Can we deduct full-day absences from the employee’s weekly salary? What about partial-day absences? Answer In general, an ...
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QUESTION When an employer is subject to FMLA, and the employee is eligible for FMLA leave, should FMLA run concurrently with his vacation and sick leave? Or should the employee first exhaust his sick and vacation leave before the 12-week clock ...
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A devastating company vehicle crash can leave a lasting impact at your business in more ways than you may realize. Businesses may need to consider the negative repercussions stemming from “social inflation,” or, negative public sentiment and mistrust towards businesses ...
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The U.S. continues to experience a labor shortage across many industries and roles. Since April 2021, the number of people quitting their jobs each month has hit record levels — over 38 million people voluntarily left their jobs in 20211. ...
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Question We are trying to determine whether our organization falls under the OSHA COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard. I know it applies to companies with 100 or more employees, and if it applies, we must have employees either vaccinate ...
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Question We have a new hire who has been with the company for about a month. Unfortunately, the employee is not working out very well. They are often late to work, and their work product is sloppy and frequently incomplete. I ...
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Although extreme cold weather has traditionally been isolated to certain parts of the country during the winter months, with climate change we are seeing shifts in how long cold weather will linger, where it is hitting, and the impacts it ...
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California’s Senate Bill 657 (SB 657) is a workplace posting bill which takes effect on January 1, 2022. SB 657 addresses the electronic distribution of state required workplace postings but does not change the employers’ obligations to physically post required ...
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On Nov. 5, the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued an emergency temporary standard (ETS) requiring companies with more than 100 employees to develop, implement and enforce a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy, unless they adopt a policy requiring employees to ...
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Most business owners spend hours monitoring the important things in their life — things like employee payroll, inventory management, and equipment maintenance all get done because the consequences of ignoring them could be costly. Unfortunately, what many people don’t realize ...
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