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HR Chat: Managing PTO

May 12, 2025

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

HR Chat: Manager Overtime

May 05, 2025

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

HR Chat: Schedule Accommodation

April 28, 2025

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

HR Chat: Internal Job Opening

April 21, 2025

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

HR Chat: Company Layoffs

April 14, 2025

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

HR Chat: Doctor’s Note

April 07, 2025

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

HR Chat: Travel Expenses

March 31, 2025

You run a business with a sales team that frequently travels across the country. Typically, the company covers the cost... Read More

HR Chat: Lunch Breaks

March 25, 2025

You run a business in a state where lunch breaks are not mandatory. However, according to your policies, all employees... Read More

HR Chat: Employee Files

March 17, 2025

After recently terminating an employee for multiple disciplinary issues, they contacted you a few weeks later accusing discrimination and requesting... Read More

HR Chat: Employee Relocation

March 03, 2025

You recently hired an employee from out of state who will be relocating to the company office in Illinois. As... Read More

HR Chat: Medical Marijuana

February 25, 2025

Your business is located in a state where medicinal marijuana is legal, and one of your warehouses contains forklifts and... Read More

HR Chat: Injury Accommodation

February 17, 2025

You run a local coffee shop where employees are required to remain on their feet and work quickly during their... Read More

HR Chat: Unauthorized Overtime

February 10, 2025

You manage a business with a company policy that mandates overtime hours must be approved by ownership in advance. However,... Read More

HR Chat: Wage Overpayment

February 03, 2025

You run a business that pays employees via direct deposit. After processing payroll for the pay period, you discover that... Read More

HR Chat: Peanut Allergy

January 27, 2025

You recently hired a new employee to join your team of 20, all of whom work in the same office.... Read More

HR Chat: Compensation Changes

January 21, 2025

You operate a business with a team of five sales representatives. Currently, each employee receives a guaranteed salary along with... Read More

HR Chat: Two-Week Notice

January 13, 2025

One of your employees has submitted a two-week notice and is an hourly worker who plans to continue working through... Read More

HR Chat: Employee Arrest

January 06, 2025

It’s Monday morning, and you realize one of your employees hasn’t shown up to work. After attempting to reach them... Read More

HR Chat: Revoke Job Offer

December 30, 2024

During the hiring process you gave a conditional job offer pending a background check to a prospective employee.  The background... Read More

HR Chat: Workers Compensation

December 24, 2024

One of our employees has claimed that they were injured on the job and are seeking workers compensation as a... Read More