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 […]
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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 […]
Can I Reduce an Employee’s Pay for Mistakes?
Question: Help! I have an employee who continually makes mistakes on the job and it is adding up and costing me […]
Do I Have to Pay Overtime If We Use Flat Rate?
Question: I am inquiring about overtime requirements for Flat Rate Pay (i.e. piece meal). Is overtime supposed to paid to employees […]
Unemployment Claims: When Are Employers Liable?
Some unemployment claims are clear cut, in favor of either the displaced worker or the employer. Laid off full-time workers […]
Do I Have To Pay Unemployment?
Question: My business is in California, and I need to know how long I have to fire someone before I have […]
What Are My Pregnant Employee’s Rights?
Question: We have a problem that has “blossomed” up at our business. We hired a dispatcher about a month ago. When […]
How Long Do We Need to Accommodate An Injured Employee?
e Question: I have an employee who incurred a back strain performing his assigned duties at work – he is […]
Worker Misclassification and Its Consequences
Exempt versus non-exempt? Employee or contractor? You understand employment designations and terminology — or do you? Many common employment-related terms […]
Do I Have to Pay Accrued Vacation Time?
Question: If an employee quits prior to using all of their accrued vacation time, am I required to pay them for […]
We Dropped Under 50 Employees, Does FMLA Still Apply?
Question: Our company recently made some changes, and we no longer have more than 50 employees. How do we handle […]
Do We Need to Notify Our Employees?
Question: We have an employee who was diagnosed with Hepatitis B. Do we have a legal obligation to alert other employees […]
Do I Have To Pay A Salaried Employee For Sick Days?
Question: Can you dock a salaried employee for sick days? Our company doesn’t offer sick leave. Answer: Under U.S. Department of Labor […]
How Do I Compensate a Problem Employee?
Question: I have an installer that shows up to the shop every day at 6:30 AM, loads his company issued truck […]
What Should I Do About Potential Union Salting?
Question: I placed a help wanted ad in the local paper. I got a resume via fax from the local union […]
What Are Our Options With An Uncooperative Employee Claiming Worker’s Compensation?
Question: We have an employee on a worker’s compensation claim. He is being very uncooperative with returning phone calls, showing up […]
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 […]
