Payroll and HR Service Brokers
(From the editors: This one is a hot one. Opinions vary. EmployerNomics agrees with the HR Support Center on this one. Some will argue that if you hadn’t processed the employee yet you can pay them as a contractor, but we would argue that you are already in jeopardy by allowing someone to work without […]
Question: “A pregnant employee has gone on leave 4 weeks before the baby is going to be born. Do I have to give her all 12 FMLA weeks after it’s born, too? Sixteen weeks is a lot!” Answer from Megan, PHR, JD: “Eligible employees are entitled to take up to 12 work weeks of FMLA […]
Question: “What steps should we take if an employee has an accident or gets hurt on the job?” Answer from Brody, PHR, SHRM-CP: “First, make certain that the employee receives any immediate medical care they need. Their health and safety should be the initial priority. Once you’ve done that, then you can turn your attention […]
It’s been a while since we discussed workers’ comp requirements, not only here in Florida but nationwide. This requirement for all employers is often misunderstood. We still find business owners with no coverage telling us “I’m exempt.” After further review we often find that it’s not what they think … Where Did Workers’ Comp Come […]
Question: “I hired an exempt employee several months ago knowing that she wanted time off within her first month of work. We do not typically allow negative vacation balances, but we decided to allow it in this one situation. This employee still has a negative vacation balance and is now asking for a few days […]
Question: “We often receive unsolicited resumes. Do we need to keep them?” Answer from Kara, JD, SPHR: “You can discard unsolicited resumes or keep them, but your practice should be consistent. Keeping some while discarding others could open you up to discrimination claims if your hiring decisions were ever challenged. If you don’t want to […]
Question: “An employee has informed me that they were offended by a suggestive photo a coworker showed them. How should I handle this?” Answer from Rachel, SHRM-CP: “As an employer, you have an obligation to take steps to prevent harassment and deal with it thoroughly and promptly when it occurs. Since the alleged behavior may […]
Question: “A manager we hired is not performing to our expectations, and we’d like to move them to a non-management role and reduce their pay. Is this allowed?” Answer from Kyle, PHR: “In most cases, yes. As long as you don’t have a contract with the employee guaranteeing them a certain position or rate of […]
We found this interesting. Is the annual convention a “fun” event? We don’t require our employees or franchisees to attend, but should we pay them when they are here? Interesting discussion from the HR Support Center. Question: Do we need to pay employees for voluntary, fun events where no work is performed? Answer from Kim, […]
Our latest story from HR Support Center Question: We have a lot of remote employees working all over the country. How do we comply with labor law poster requirements in these cases? Answer from Aimee, GPHR, SHRM-SCP: “The simplest and safest answer is to mail hard copies of any applicable workplace posters to the remote […]