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HR Chat: Managing PTO

May 12, 2025 3:51 pm Published by myhrcounsel Comments Off

Your business offers employees 10 days of paid time off (PTO) each year, with the condition that all PTO requests... Read More

May 13th Tip of the Week

May 12, 2025 2:40 pm Published by myhrcounsel Comments Off

“Accommodating an Employee” Think you don’t have to accommodate an employee working in a call center who suffers from angry,... Read More

HR Chat: Manager Overtime

May 5, 2025 5:58 pm Published by myhrcounsel Comments Off

You operate a business in which certain employees are required to work overtime. One of your managers had been classified... Read More

May 6 Tip of the Week

May 5, 2025 3:41 pm Published by myhrcounsel Comments Off

“Misclassification: An Expensive Mistake” One of the most important things that an employer can do is to classify their employees... Read More

April 29 Tip of the Week

April 28, 2025 6:22 pm Published by myhrcounsel Comments Off

“Top 3 Things to Know BEFORE Partnering with Vendors” You’ll want to identify the following: By understanding third-party security policies... Read More

HR Chat: Schedule Accommodation

April 28, 2025 5:11 pm Published by myhrcounsel Comments Off

You run a small business with 15 employees. A full-time employee, who has been with your company for five years,... Read More

April 22 Tip of the Week

April 22, 2025 2:06 pm Published by myhrcounsel Comments Off

“Final Wages” Although it can seem tempting to take deductions from a departing employee’s final wages for unreturned uniforms or... Read More

Supreme Court Stays Gwynne Wilcox Reinstatement

April 21, 2025 4:44 pm Published by myhrcounsel Comments Off

On April 9, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a brief order staying a previous U.S. District Court ruling that had reinstated former National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) member Gwynne Wilcox.

HR Chat: Internal Job Opening

April 21, 2025 3:52 pm Published by myhrcounsel Comments Off

We have a management position that has recently become available, and we’re currently only considering internal candidates for the role.... Read More

April 15 Tip of the Week

April 15, 2025 2:44 pm Published by myhrcounsel Comments Off

“Drug Testing” Before you fire that employee who failed your annual/random/post-incident drug test by testing positive for marijuana, you may... Read More

HR Chat: Company Layoffs

April 14, 2025 7:24 pm Published by myhrcounsel Comments Off

You currently operate a business with approximately 120 employees. Unfortunately, due to a decline in sales performance, you’ve made the... Read More

April 8 Tip of the Week

April 8, 2025 2:26 pm Published by myhrcounsel Comments Off

“Compensable Time in the Electronic Age” Employers of hourly, non-exempt workers have often struggled with the question of what constitutes... Read More

HR Chat: Doctor’s Note

April 7, 2025 6:48 pm Published by myhrcounsel Comments Off

A salaried employee has a weekly doctor appointment that you’ve allowed them to attend during business hours. However, another employee... Read More

New Form I-9 Released

April 7, 2025 2:43 pm Published by myhrcounsel Comments Off

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a new edition of the Form I-9 for employers. The new I-9 updates statutory language on the form, as well as an updated privacy notice. The new form is dated 1/20/2025 and has the expiration date of May 31, 2027.

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