Long Lunches

I have a couple of employees who like long lunches and sometimes take 2 hours. They still work 8 hours but do I need to let them continue this?  [click to read more …]

Required New I-9 Form

I’ve heard a new I-9 form is available. Do I need everyone to complete it?  [click to read more …]

Personal Disability

I just had another employee asking for a personal leave because she’s under a doctor’s care. Do I have to give her the time off?  [click to read more …]

I9 Form Deadline

I know we need to start reviewing I9 identification again soon. How do I check a remote employee’s identification they provided for the I9 Form?  [click to read more …]

Doc Your Thoughts

We have an employee, Sam, who’s been a problem lately. His manager and I talked about firing him on Friday. However, today he filed a workers’ compensation claim. The injury may be valid but how does this affect our ability to fire him as planned?  [click to read more …]

Rewarding Sticking Around

Every year on an employee’s anniversary I give them a pay increase of $1.00 per hour. However, now their pay is getting a little too high for the work they are doing. How do I manage this better?  [click to read more …]

Paying for What You Wanted

I’m hiring an assistant and have found a really good candidate, Jane. I had planned to pay $19 to $22 per hour but Jane was only making minimum wage at her last job so I know she’d be thrilled by $17. Do I have to offer her something within the range, even if she doesn’t know the range?  [click to read more …]

Electronic Paystubs

My payroll service allows my employees to go online and review or print their paystub. This saves me the cost of having paystubs delivered. But one of my employees is asking for a printed paystub. Can’t I just tell him to go online and print it?  [click to read more …]

10-20-30 Minute Rest Breaks

I thought rest breaks were 10 minutes but my employees are saying they should get 15 minutes. Who is right?  [click to read more …]

Paying Late is a Red Flag

I sometimes forget about the deadline to process payroll so paychecks may end up a few days late. Someone told me that’s a problem. Why?  [click to read more …]