Is It Legal To Ask About an Employee’s Pregnancy?

Is It Legal To Ask About an Employee’s Pregnancy?

Q: We have an employee who appears to be showing signs of being pregnant. She has not disclosed any information to her manager or the HR department, but there are scheduling and staffing issues to consider if she will be taking maternity leave. Can we ask about an...
4 Benefits of a Better Onboarding Process

4 Benefits of a Better Onboarding Process

Why do you need a good onboarding process? Hiring a new employee can be tedious and inefficient. It’s far from ideal to keep track of a whole stack of new hire paperwork, and it can make things overwhelming for your managers. Plus it can be stressful for the new...
Maximize Employee Benefits with Minimal Costs

Maximize Employee Benefits with Minimal Costs

In an age of doing more with less, it’s easy to assume that cutting employee benefits will lead to greater profit margins. But more and more studies seem to suggest that simply isn’t the case. Having happy, engaged employees is likely to lead to increased...
How to Determine FMLA Eligibility for Employees

How to Determine FMLA Eligibility for Employees

If your business has at least 50 employees, then the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) likely applies to you. But there are several factors that determine FMLA eligibility for employees. An employee is eligible for FMLA if they: Work for a covered employer Have...
Pay Equity Laws – What Employers Need to Know

Pay Equity Laws – What Employers Need to Know

The federal Equal Pay Act went into effect in 1963, but it hasn’t brought an end to pay disparities between men and women. Neither have state laws with the same objective. Long story short: the laws weren’t strong enough, and they didn’t account for all the causes of...
When Employees Falsify Documents – How To Respond

When Employees Falsify Documents – How To Respond

If you discover that an employee has submitted a fraudulent document or purposely provided false information, there are different ways to respond, based on the type of document and the surrounding circumstances. Here are two common scenarios and how to effectively...
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