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3 Tips to Increase Employee Morale
Whether it’s your busy season or not, it’s always good to take some time to contemplate your company culture and assess how your employees are feeling about their job and your company. One success formula for an employer is to place and retain the right...
Employee Misclassification Penalties
Employers may unknowingly trigger risks of labor violation penalties and fines by improperly classifying employees as independent contractors. These employee misclassification penalties can be quite steep, so it’s important to be vigilant when hiring a worker....
Can an Employer Make Employees Use Vacation Hours?
Q: Can an employer legally make their employees use their accumulated vacation hours? A: Yes. An employer can tell an employee that they need to take time off. However, that rarely bodes well for the morale of the employee if they don’t want to take the time off. Some...Employers Must Use Revised Form I-9 in September 2017
UPDATE: the new Form I-9 must be used for all new hires beginning today, September 18, 2017. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will release a new Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, on Monday, July 17. Employers will be able to...
