Properly classifying employees is often a complicated task. It has been made even more complex in recent years due to the constantly shifting laws and guidelines...
Failure to properly compensate employees for working overtime is a common cause of lawsuits and department of labor (DOL) investigations. Businesses that do not pay or...
Sometimes there is more work to get done than you can fit into an 8-hour day or a 40-hour workweek. When this happens, you may need to have your employees work overtime....
During the pandemic, many businesses allowed their employees to work from home as a matter of safety. Now, remote work has become the norm. However, it can be tough to...
Compliance is a top concern for small business owners. There is a variety of sensitive data that business owners need to safeguard including proprietary business...
At least half of my legal practice is serving as outside labor-and-employment counsel for small to midsize businesses. And, increasingly, much of that practice is...
Hiring the right people is crucial to the success of any business, and the best way to do that is by casting a wide net during your search for new hires. The more people...
Sophia planned to wait until later in her pregnancy to announce the news to people at her office, but she believes most of them already suspected. Needing to run to the...
I’ve been through lots of employer training. There was the afternoon course over several weeks teaching new hires how to write according to the company’s style...
Out of sight, out of mind is a poor strategy for managing employees who work remotely. Yes, they’re model employees, which is why you’ve agreed to let them continue...
In this competitive hiring environment, you may need to be a little less picky about the applicants you accept. For an increasing number of employers, that includes...
Federal & State regulations have increased more this year than in previous years. When it comes to poster compliance, there have been federal and statewide poster...
The COVID-19 pandemic brought many changes to how applicants are hired and work. We saw a huge uptick in the number of employees and new hires who worked fully from home...
Financial pressure can come from lots of different directions. Surely you’re not responsible if employees blow their paychecks and then some on expensive stuff....
Joining the EEOC, which issued guidance on covid-related retaliation last December, the Department of Labor has now issued its own guidance on retaliation. It traverses...
Final regulations issued Nov. 24, 2021, raised the minimum wage for non-exempt employees working for federal contractors to $15, from $11.25, effective for new and...
Your employee, Joe, has always been a great worker. He shows up on time, does his job well, and is generally liked by coworkers and customers. However, lately...
You can use it to get into baseball stadiums and to get through security lines at some airports. What is it? Biometrics. A company takes a photo of your eyes and a...
You may consider yourself an open-minded and accepting individual, but some of your customers may have different views when it comes to LGBTQ+ issues and human...
It’s a new year with new rules. New laws and court rulings have changed the already complicated Human Resource landscape for California employers. Recent...
