Risk Management

Preventing Employees From Clocking In Early Can Be Risky

Jun. 5, 2019

We recently ran a blog post about how automatically clocking your employees out for breaks can leave your business vulnerable...

Automatically Clocking Your Employees Out Leaves Your Business Vulnerable

May. 21, 2019

Very few employers break employment laws on purpose. That would be crazy. Still, here at CEDR we’ve found that a...

Your Payroll Company Is Not Responsible for Your Business’ Legal Compliance

May. 15, 2019

We know -- we’ve been talking about wage and hour compliance a lot on this blog lately. Some of you...

Independent Contractor Agreements Don’t Protect Employers

May. 6, 2019

You’ll want to think twice before classifying your new hire as an independent contractor, even if they signed an independent...

Borrowing Employee Handbook Policies Is a Bad Idea

Apr. 16, 2019

So, you know you need an employee handbook but you aren’t sure where to start (for the record, we suggest...

5 HR Basics All Employers Should Remember

Mar. 27, 2019

Wouldn’t it be great if there were only a handful of HR truths you needed to worry about and, once...

Religious Accommodations for Biometric Security: The Mark of the Beast

Mar. 12, 2019

Picture this: you’ve just purchased a flashy new biometric time clock and you and your staff couldn’t be happier. It’s...

Letting an Employee Go Before The Last Day of Their Resignation

Mar. 1, 2019

There are a number of factors to consider when letting an employee go after they've submitted a formal resignation. Stay...

Tips for Your Office Holiday Party

Dec. 5, 2018

To help keep your festivity on the safe side of the work-appropriate fence—you know, that’s the side without all the sexual harassment...

Accurate Timekeeping More Important Than Ever in California and Beyond

Nov. 29, 2018

What is the morning routine in your office? Every office usually has an early bird, arriving first, making the coffee,...

Keeping the Workplace Safe, the Joy of Termination, and More

Jun. 26, 2018

This edition of the CEDR Insider addresses some of the toughest HR issues out there. First, we bring you a...

He Said, She Said: What to Do When Nothing’s Clear

Apr. 9, 2018

I have two front office employees, Miranda and Charlie, who hate each other. If there’s some small, childish way to...