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 …]

Tears and Anger

I have an employee who gets very emotional whenever I let them know they’ve made an error or try to tell them how to do something better. How do I deal with someone like this?  [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 …]

Who is Doing What?

A couple of my employees don’t finish their tasks or miss deadlines fairly frequently. They always have a reason they aren’t to blame. How can I get them to take responsibility for their job?  [click to read more …]

Know When to Walk Away

One of my employees got mad and pushed another employee. I believe the one who got pushed was deliberately trying to make the other employee mad. What should I do about this?  [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 …]

Surprises in the Drawer

I have an employee who went on a leave of absence and others needed to complete or do his work. However, based on what we’ve found, we don’t want him back!  [click to read more …]

How to Terminate

I need to fire an employee but it’s my first time. How do I do it?  [click to read more …]