Benefits & Compensation

Employee Vacation Time and Your Office Schedule

Jul. 4, 2014

We’re frequently asked whether it’s OK to restrict or regulate the usage of earned PTO or employee vacation time. Here’s...

Small Businesses Suffer from Large-Scale Decisions: Exempt Employees, Overtime, and Your Manager

Mar. 24, 2014

As I began discussing in our last post, President Obama signed an order on March 13 directing the Department of...

Employee Volunteers Might Cost You Anyway

Nov. 22, 2013

I can hear your indignation now: Do I really have to pay my volunteers? Why would I have to pay...

Illegal, Illegal, Legal: Your Options for Limiting Overtime

Oct. 16, 2013

When it comes to overtime, you CAN'T notify employees that unauthorized overtime won't be paid. Per the FLSA, you must...

“Winning in Overtime,” and Paying For It, Too

Sep. 26, 2013

I recently read your article “Winning in Overtime” in the August Issue of Dental Economics. I have been working in...

The Riddle of Overtime: Hourly vs. Regular Rate of Pay

Sep. 6, 2013

I've never worked with an employer who doesn’t want to pay their employees properly.  But still, we find that many...

To Bonus, or not to Bonus?

Sep. 6, 2013

I was talking about staff raises with several colleagues the other day, and one of them mentioned an alternative approach...