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Performance Improvement Plan for Employees
A performance improvement plan (PIP) is a tool that employers can use to help underperforming employees succeed in the organization. The plan allows you to specify the company’s expectations with respect to employee performance and behavior and to define what success...
Transgender Issues in the Workplace
Transgender issues in the workplace is a hot topic right now, as more equal rights are being created for individuals who identify as a different gender. If an employee who is generally recognized as a male discloses to you that she is transgender and is asking to be...
Employee Can No Longer Perform Duties
Q: We have an employee who is no longer physically capable of performing her job. We have tried to accommodate her by giving her extra time off and reducing her hours from full-time to part-time. Unfortunately, her condition has not improved and it’s affecting her...
Searching Employee Bags – is it Legal?
Yes, searching employee bags and possessions when they are leaving your workplace premises is permitted. However, this should be done only if you have properly notified employees and visitors in advance of this practice. By giving advance notice, you set an...
2015 ACA Reporting Deadlines Delayed
The IRS has delayed the 2015 ACA reporting deadlines for providing the required forms to both individuals and the IRS, allowing employers, insurers, and others more time to gather the required information and adapt to the new procedures for reports using Forms 1094...
New York Women’s Equality Act
On January 19, 2016, five bills that are part of the New York Women's Equality Act will take effect. These new laws will help further pay equity, expand protections from sexual harassment, make attorneys’ fees available for sex discrimination claims, prohibit...
Can You Fire an Employee for a Facebook Post?
Employee rights when it comes to social media is becoming a more widely discussed issue among employers. Let's say one of your employees posted publicly on Facebook a statement that contained negative comments directed at a specific religious group. That employee also...
9 Ways to Keep Your Office Green
Recycling is not a new concept, but the ways in which we can recycle are increasing faster than ever. Everything from printer toner to food waste can now be properly reused, recycled, or composted. Recycling in the office doesn't have to involve complicated planning...
