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 […]
Legal
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 […]
Blocked! Texas Court Preliminarily Halts Overtime Rules with Last-Minute Ruling
IE3 shares an update on the Overtime rule.
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.
What Are Accepted Fringe Benefits Under Davis-Bacon?
Question: We are going to be starting a very large Davis-Bacon prevailing wage job next week for the U.S. Army […]
