


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...
Progressive Discipline Before Termination
Terminating employment always comes with risk, even when it’s done for good cause. You can reduce this risk by using progressive discipline before termination. As its name suggests, progressive discipline involves a progression of disciplinary actions with escalating...