Banking Employee Wages for Slow Periods
Question: Sometimes our company is busy; sometimes, not so much. We know we have to pay overtime for hours over […]
Author: Brooke Duncan
Brooke Duncan is one of the country's leading labor attorneys and a partner with Adams & Reese in New Orleans.
Paying Piece Rate/Spiffs/Commissions
Question: Are piece rate/spiffs/commissions permitted to be paid as a bonus once per quarter? Can “incentive pay” be saved up and […]
Paying Technicians for Shoddy Work
Question: Just wondering, I have a crew that is, I guess average. Normally they do okay. Recently for some reason, […]
Employees, Vacation, and Overtime Pay
Question: I have a question regarding paying an employee overtime. Let’s say an employee has 43 hours owed him/her in a […]
How Should I Handle Decreased Productivity With Older Workers?
Question: When you hire an older person, what might happen as their productivity become less? Is it fine to pre-establish […]
Hiring, Firing, and Everything in Between
In today’s world, understanding the law of managing a workforce is vital to avoiding needless legal entanglements. From hiring, to […]
What Procedure Do I Need To Follow To Drug Test An Employee?
Question: We have an employee who is working on a 90-day trial basis. I have a suspicion he might be on […]
When Do I Have To Start Paying Overtime?
Question: Do you have pay your field personnel overtime after 8 hours of work per day? Our current policy is that we […]
Do I Have To Allow An Employee To Return To Work?
Question: We have a service technician who is one of the highest paid employees in the company. He previously was in […]
Can I Fire An Employee On Worker’s Comp?
Question: I have an employee who fell without a witness. We sent him right to occupational health for treatment. Our policy […]
When Do I Have To Pay Overtime?
Question: I pay my employees on a piece rate, in other words, I pay them by the task as opposed to […]
Is It OK To Classify An Employee As An Independent Contractor?
Question: Is it legal to hire someone for 30 days as an independent contractor and then switch them to employee status […]
Can I Make My Employees Pay for Towed Vehicles?
Question: Our employee parked our company van in a no-parking zone and was towed. We had to pay to get our […]
How Do I Handle Workers’ Compensation With a Pre-Existing Condition?
Question: We hired a technician and he shortly thereafter he was involved in an auto accident on the job with one […]
When Do I Have to Pay Out Leave?
Question: If an employee quits prior to using all of their accrued vacation time, am I required to pay them for […]
Can an Employee Waive Overtime Pay?
IE3’s legal expert tackles another tough questions from an ACCA member.
Injured on Friday, Quit on Tuesday – Should I Report the Injury?
IE3 tackles another tough HR question.
Do We Have to Report Injuries to Our Workers Compensation Carrier?
IE3’s legal expert tackles another tough questions from a contractor.
Can “Too Many” Sick Days Be Reflected Poorly on an Evaluation?
IE3’s legal expert tackles another tough question from a contractor.
