From Embezzlement to Wage and Hour Compliance: The Four Most Important New areas of Employment Law Small Employers Must Know in 2012. Be a savvy employer. Sign up for the webinar here and enhance your knowledge! (Everyone that signs up will be sent the rebroadcast) Webinar Broadcast is available on demand [...]
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From Embezzlement to Wage and Hour Compliance: The Four Most Important New areas of Employment Law Small Employers Must Know in 2012. Be a savvy employer. Sign up for the webinar here and enhance your knowledge! (Everyone that signs up will be sent the rebroadcast) Webinar Broadcast is available on demand [...]How Private are Employee’s Personal Emails on Company Computers?
How Private are Employee’s Emails sent on Employer’s Computers? One of the more interesting battles being waged in American Courts today is whether employees have a reasonable expectation of privacy in personal emails sent over the employer’s workplace computers. A recent California Appellate Court in, Holmes v. Petrovich Development Co., [...]Does Your Bonus System Come with a Warning Label and a Separate Bonus Policy?
Almost all businesses fail to implement a policy governing their bonus systems, and it’s getting smaller employers into trouble when it comes to wage and hour and pay checks. We find that employers often don’t understand that bonus systems/programs are subject to wage and hour rules. In fact, most employers [...]
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The number of charges may continue to increase if the economy does not improve in 2012. Hire better, train more, document thoroughly, and call CEDR for support. The country’s unresolved economic problems are adding fuel to the job discrimination fire and driving the increase in charges filed with the U.S. [...]
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You are receiving this employer update because you live in Washington State and may be subject to the new paid time off requirements adopted by the city of Seattle. On September 23, 2011, the Seattle mayor signed into law the Seattle Paid Sick Time and Paid Safe Time Ordinance. This [...]
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Brrrr! It’s never too early to talk about snow days, especially when the Northeast gets pounded with snow in late October! For all our Northeastern and climate challenged members and followers, here’s a brief guide to paying your employees when you have to close the office due to inclement weather [...]
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Quick Update: NLRB Poster Requirement What: The November 14th, 2011 federal deadline has been changed to January 31st, 2012. Who: ALL CEDR Members When: We will begin mailing updated federal and state posters to our clients by November 15th. Posters are included in your monthly membership fee. Non-clients and ESS [...]
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We often field calls in our Solution Center that sound something like this: “Look, I know I did this backwards, but I hired someone and now we have a problem. She seemed great in the interview, but after we hired her, we discovered [insert inappropriate/shocking/ stupefying/scary behavior here]. So, I [...]
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Transitioning Employees Before During and After- Supplemental Video and Guidance From CEDR’s Winter 2011 Profitable Dentist Article- See the article here Fill out the form to receive The New Employer Guide to Transitioning Packet. Receive free lifetime employer training designed for you (arrives once per month by email) Ask our [...]
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In a recent on-line discussion with a group of dentists, I found myself embroiled in a heated debate. The issue was what to do about the employees when you are in transition on a purchase of a dental practice. Do you fire them all? Do you keep them? Do you [...]
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Even inside my own HR company, I face the challenge of getting everyone to clock in and out properly. What follows are a few notes on issues common to time clocks, paychecks, and working overtime, including: Charging penalties when employees clock in incorrectly Failing to pay employees on time because [...]
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