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Company Holiday Party Best Practices
Employees appreciate recognition of their hard work over the year, and year-end holiday parties are a fun way to celebrate. But alcohol can be a liability. Partygoers who overindulge could cause an accident at or after the party, or they might act in ways that violate...
When Holidays Fall on a Weekend
Q: Christmas Day and New Year’s Day fall on a Sunday this year – what is the norm for office employees who work Monday-Friday when holidays fall on a weekend? Do companies typically give the Friday before or the Monday after the holiday off? Our employees always have...
Informing Employees About the New Overtime Rules
Q: I’m trying to think of how to go about informing employees about the new overtime rules. We have employees working in many locations, so I was thinking I could just send a company-wide email telling ALL employees that their overtime needs to be pre-approved. This...
New Form I-9 Released
The new Form I-9 was released on November 14. It may now be used, although the old form will remain valid through January 21, 2017. After that date, you must use the new form. We recommend you train all employees who are responsible for completing the I-9 and start to...
