Employers… Do you ever wonder what it would be worth to know what your employees are thinking?
Employee surveys are an excellent way to gather information about what employees are thinking, whether they are truly engaged, appreciative of offered benefits, and any dissatisfaction which may lead to poor morale and turnover. View More
Reasonable Accommodations, as an Employer You Have Options
An employer is not automatically obligated to meet a specific reasonable accommodation requested by an employee. The individual may request a reasonable accommodation, but the employer has the option to choose a different accommodation as long as it is effective. View More
Employer Liability for Summer Outings
Are you planning a summer staff outing offering alcoholic beverages? If so, be sure to clearly communicate the company’s expectations as to how employees are expected to behave at the event. Our recommendation is to limit the number of drinks per person. View More
Employee on Intermittent FMLA
What is an employer to do should they experience an employee who is on intermittent FMLA and taking more time off than expected? We recommend to review the medical certification, and if there has been a lapse in time and more time off is being used toward FMLA, to initiate a conversation with the employee to determine View More
Can an Employer Reduce Pay at Termination?
Can an employer reduce an employee’s pay for quitting without notice? In today’s trend of employees quitting without notice, it’s not uncommon to hear that employers are taking measures to prevent employees from doing so by reducing their compensation as allowed by federal and state law. Under federal law, should an employee not be in union contract, employment contract, etc., this may be a violation. View More
Summer “Flex” Hours
Are you offering Summer “flex” hours? If conducive to your work environment, it may be a great perk to staff retention and boosting productivity. Typically, it’s offering a compressed work week to employees in exchange for a half day or full day off on Fridays. View More
FMLA Benefits
Can an employer cancel an employee’s health benefits while on FMLA for failing to make a premium payment? Legally, “yes” if the employee has not made a payment within the given 30-day grace period. View More
Form I-9 Compliance
Immigration and Customs Enforcement “ICE” has more than doubled worksite investigations since January – even more than completed in all of 2017. View More