Legal

Question: I have an employee who fell without a witness. We sent him right to occupational health for treatment. Our policy […]

Hollywood’s high-profile and highly publicized scandals are having a transformative effect on the country’s attitude toward harassment, and business owners […]

In the United States, except for workers employed under collective bargaining agreements or formal employment contracts, employment is generally considered […]

The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) released the following statement regarding the D.C. Court of Appeals January 26, 2018 […]

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.  […]

Question: I pay my employees on a piece rate, in other words, I pay them by the task as opposed to […]

Question: Is it legal to hire someone for 30 days as an independent contractor and then switch them to employee status […]

Question: Our employee parked our company van in a no-parking zone and was towed. We had to pay to get our […]

Question: Do I need to include an amount for mileage on an employee’s W-2 if the employee is allowed to take […]

Question: Help! I have an employee who continually makes mistakes on the job and it is adding up and costing me […]

Question: I am inquiring about overtime requirements for Flat Rate Pay (i.e. piece meal).  Is overtime supposed to paid to employees […]

Some unemployment claims are clear cut, in favor of either the displaced worker or the employer. Laid off full-time workers […]

Question: My business is in California, and I need to know how long I have to fire someone before I have […]

Question: We have a problem that has “blossomed” up at our business.  We hired a dispatcher about a month ago.  When […]

e Question: I have an employee who incurred a back strain performing his assigned duties at work – he is […]

Exempt versus non-exempt? Employee or contractor? You understand employment designations and terminology — or do you? Many common employment-related terms […]

Question: If an employee quits prior to using all of their accrued vacation time, am I required to pay them for […]

Question: Our company recently made some changes, and we no longer have more than 50 employees. How do we handle […]

Question: We have an employee who was diagnosed with Hepatitis B. Do we have a legal obligation to alert other employees […]

Question: Can you dock a salaried employee for sick days? Our company doesn’t offer sick leave. Answer: Under U.S. Department of Labor […]