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Vacation policies are intended to be used for the specific purpose of vacation or leisure time, and employers who offer vacation time generally offer ...

Enforcement of the new Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) anti-retaliation provisions has been pushed back to December 1, 2016. Init...

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced that it will require employers with 100 or more employees to submit summary pay data ...

The new I-9 form was released yesterday, November 14. What does that mean, exactly? If you'll recall, I-9 forms serve the purpose of verifying the ide...

A couple of weeks ago, two lawsuits were filed in federal court in Texas seeking to block the Final Rule on white-collar exemptions to the overtime pr...

In most situations, consistency is very important. However, you minimize risk by having a solid, defensible, business-related reason for granting a re...

The IRS prohibits employers from offering stipends or reimbursing employees for individual health plans, regardless of the tax treatment of the stipen...

The Performance Evaluation Cycle Many people look forward to annual performance reviews the way they look forward to oil changes and tune-ups. Sure, t...

I would recommend against disciplining the employee for his behavior thus far. The managers granted all the meetings that the employee requested. Retr...

Since the additional amount is earmarked for the specific purpose of purchasing health insurance, the Department of Labor will likely consider the mon...

Common customer question #14: Should I conduct reference checks on employees? Speaking to references is a great way to get more information about appl...

This election season has given us generous helpings of drama, and the general election itself is only two months away. With the final stretch before t...