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How Should I Handle Commissions for a Salesperson Who Quit?

In the event of a salesperson quitting, how should you handle their commissions? Read this blog to find out.

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How do we tell an employee who’s applied for a promotion that they are not up to the task?

Employees are likely to apply for a promotion they aren’t qualified for. Read this blog to find out the proper course of action.

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What’s the difference between exempt and non-exempt employees?

When it comes to the Fair Labor Standards Act, there are exempt employees and non-exempt employees. Learn the difference at this blog.

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Mr. Potatohead!

Find out what HVAC employers and managers need to know about sexual harassment from ACCA’s Legaltools Counsel, Brooke Duncan.

Paying Employees for Answering Messages After Hours

Question: If an employee, particularly an hourly paid employee, receives and responds to e-mails and/or texts on his/her time after hours, […]

Can a Workers’ Comp Claim Hurt the Sale of My Business?

Question: One of my techs injured himself and is out on workers’ compensation and I don’t think the guy is coming back […]

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Does My Company Have to Report Injuries to Our Worker’s Comp Carrier?

Find out if your HVAC business can lawfully terminate an employee for falsifying the date that an injury happened from ACCA’s LegalTools Counsel, Brooke Duncan III.

Paying Employees For Time Spent on Social Media

Question: If an employee, particularly an hourly paid employee, receives and responds to e-mails and/or texts on his/her time after […]

How Am I Supposed to Handle Compensation for Travel Time?

Question: We pay a flat daily amount of $15 to our techs which we call a “travel fee.” Should this payment […]

How HVAC Contractors Can Handle Third-Party Sexual Harassment

How many times have you had a technician return from a service call and report an uncomfortable interaction with a […]

Can Employers Make Vaccines Mandatory in COVID-19?

Question: Things seem to be calming down some, thank goodness, relating to COVID-19 and the avalanche of guidance and regulations and […]

Hope for the HOMES Act Comes During the COVID-19 Pandemic

As soon as the nation began shutting down in response to the pandemic, America’s energy efficiency workforce – the biggest […]

How to Handle Employees and I-9s

Question: ​​I’m interested in hearing how I should handle employees NOT coming to work their first day with form(s) of […]

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 […]

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 […]

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