Real-Time HR: Rules Around Paid Holiday Closures
Real-Time HR is a series consisting of real questions that we’ve been asked and expert answers provided by skilled HR professionals. We share them here, to give our readers insight into trending HR topics. Question: If a holiday like New Year’s Eve falls on a...
Unlimited Vacation: Good or Bad Idea?
So, your company is trying to stay hip and appealing to the younger workforce. One of the perks that you may have considered is an unlimited vacation policy. Many companies such as tech companies, and even more and more older companies in traditional industries are...
New Overtime Rule that May Affect You!
An estimated 1.3 million workers will now be compensated for putting in longer hours! The U.S. Department of labor just passed a new minimum yearly salary amount that will allow more employees to be eligible for overtime pay. The previous rule which stated that any...Discipline isn’t necessarily retaliation, even for protected employees.
As a good employer, you follow the requirements of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Even when this means an employee is gone for extended periods of time, you understand the importance of these laws, and why...
