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 […]
Legal
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 […]
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 […]
Preventing Workplace Harassment
Hollywood’s high-profile and highly publicized scandals are having a transformative effect on the country’s attitude toward harassment, and business owners […]
What Is Constructive Dismissal?
In the United States, except for workers employed under collective bargaining agreements or formal employment contracts, employment is generally considered […]
ACCA Statement on Court’s Denial to Review August 2017 HFC Ruling
The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) released the following statement regarding the D.C. Court of Appeals January 26, 2018 […]
Do I Need to Accommodate an Obese Employee Under the ADA?
Question: I’ve been interviewing quite a few technicians for one spot open in my company. One of the candidates has a serious weight problem. […]
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 […]
Do I Need to Include Mileage?
Question: Do I need to include an amount for mileage on an employee’s W-2 if the employee is allowed to take […]
