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Employee Vacation Management
You want to support employees by providing the opportunity for work/life harmony, but you also have customers to service and a business to run. Sometimes it is difficult to juggle multiple vacation requests around popular vacation times, especially during the summer...
Notice of Exchanges and Subsidies
Q: I know that under the Affordable Care Act we need to give new hires a Notice of Exchanges and Subsidies. Are we required to have the employees sign something to prove they got this notice? What is the penalty if we do not have this documentation? A: There is no...
Benefits of Community Service for Businesses
It may come as a surprise to find that many job seekers take a company’s community service outreach programs into account when applying for and accepting jobs. If all things are equal, a highly desirable job candidate could decide between your company and a competitor...
Weapons in the Workplace
Q: We have an employee in our retail store who has demanded to be able to carry a Taser with him while at work. He has threatened to sue if he is not allowed to and is injured at work. How should we handle this? A: You certainly do not have to allow this employee to...
Tracking Employees with GPS
Installing a global positioning system (GPS) in company vehicles and employer-provided phones makes sense on several levels, including for the safety of the employees using them. But if you use a GPS to track the location of employees who work offsite, you might begin...
New York Day of Rest Law
According to the New York Department of Labor, the One Day Rest in Seven law (also known as the New York Day of Rest law) requires New York employers to allow a minimum of 24 consecutive hours of rest for employees in any occupation involving factory, mercantile...
Managing Harassment Complaints
Many employers feel unprepared once they've received a report of workplace harassment. To protect the affected employee(s), and your organization, it is best to start an investigation. Proper preparation for effectively managing harassment complaints that may arise...
“Working Interviews” – Advice and Guidelines
As part of an interview, some companies like to bring in a candidate to spend the day shadowing one of their team members. These types of interviews are known as “working interviews,” and if a candidate does follow an employee for a day, the candidate would need to...
