Oct 18, 20224 min readHR Compliance Quick-CheckWhether your company has 5 employees or 500, it's important to conduct a regular review of your HR and benefits-related notices, records,...
Oct 11, 20221 min readMotivating EmployeesIn order to achieve and maintain your business goals, you want to create an environment that allows your employees to meet or exceed...
Aug 8, 20226 min readInterviews: What’s Illegal to Ask?Federal and state laws generally require employers to limit their interview questions to those that are essential for determining if a...
Jul 12, 20221 min readIf an employee runs out of paid time off, can we allow them to take an unpaid leave?Answer from Kim, SPHR, AAM, CPIW: In most cases, yes. In general, you can offer the option of unpaid leave when an employee has used all...
Jul 5, 20221 min readHow to handle leave paperwork with an employee that is incapacitatedAnswer from Margaret, PHR, SHRM-CP: In the event you’re made aware that an employee needs medical leave, but the employee is not...
Jun 28, 20221 min readCan we do reference checks for only certain roles?Answer from Daniel, SHRM-CP: Yes, as long as you’re not discriminating based on protected classes or characteristics, you can conduct...
Jun 21, 20221 min readCan we require employees to do extra work outside their scheduled hours? Answer from Sergio, SHRM-CP: Yes, but you have to pay for it. As an employer, you have control over schedules and can modify them as...
Jun 14, 20221 min readWhat is FMLA?Answer from Kara, JD, SPHR: FMLA is short for the Family and Medical Leave Act, a federal law that provides employees with unpaid, job...
Jun 7, 20221 min readCan we tell employees not to talk about their pay with each other?Answer from Rachel, SHRM-SCP: Generally not. The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) grants all non-supervisory employees (not just those...
May 31, 20221 min readInconsistent DisciplineAnswer from Kelley, PHR: The most risk-averse approach would be to terminate this employee as well. Any time you deviate from consistent...
May 24, 20222 min readCan we deny vacation requests?Answer from Jenny, SPHR, SHRM-SCP: In general, yes. But you should have—and document—a legitimate business reason for doing so. Denying...