Colorado, Washington, Alaska, Oregon, and Washington, D.C. have all legalized the recreational use of marijuana in recent years, and the trend may be continuing in the years to come. If you are an employer in one of those states, or in a state where marijuana could be...
Several articles have been written in recent years about the benefits of employees bringing their dogs to the office. While it can boost employee morale and increase production, it obviously opens up other issues that need to be addressed in order to maintain a safe,...
If you decide to offer a telecommuting program to your employees, we recommend you create a policy and follow it consistently. Additionally, any employee who telecommutes should sign an agreement stating that they have read and understood the policy and acknowledge...
Your company closed because of a snow storm. Do you need to keep paying employees during inclement weather? Non-exempt employees need to be paid only for actual hours worked plus any reporting time pay that may be required by the state. In accordance with the Fair...
If your company doesn’t typically do background checks, but you decide, for example, to hire an internal HR person who will have access to sensitive information, you may want to do a background check for this position. But since you’ve never done one for...