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