Question:What should we include in a bereavement leave policy? Answered by the HR Experts: Bereavement leave typically allows employees to take time off to grieve, make arrangements, or attend services following the death of a loved one. If you offer bereavement leave, we recommend having a...
Late this July, the Department of Labor relaunched the Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program. In a recent blog, Deputy Secretary Keith Sonderling explained how self-audits, “enable you to identify and fix potential violations, reduce the likelihood of litigation, and demonstrate a good-faith commitment to following...
Payroll management is crucial in business accounting, and errors can be costly in both time and money. Common mistakes made in 2025 include: Misclassifying Employees – Assuming salaried staff are exempt from overtime without verifying both earnings and job duties. Incorrect Overtime Calculations – Overlooking state-specific...
Question: We have an employee out due to a work-related injury. Do we still need to send them Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) paperwork if they’re already on workers’ compensation? Answered by the HR Experts: It depends. The FMLA and workers’ compensation serve different purposes. The...
Paid-time-off (PTO) requests arrive year-round, but what happens when approving a vacation would leave you short-staffed—or open you to compliance risk? Denying PTO is sometimes necessary, yet if it’s handled poorly you can damage trust, trigger legal issues, or even lose employees. Below is a...
We wanted to make you aware of an upcoming change from Swipeclock, our time & labor management partner, that may require action on your part if you are using legacy ethernet time clocks (this includes all models except Touch, Touch2, and Vision). This update will occur on...
Question: If we send employees home early because business is slow, do we have to pay them? Answered by the HR Experts: Whether they need to be paid depends on the employee’s classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Exempt employees will need to receive their...
Finalizing is a way to protect time card data from being changed after timekeeping is submitted to payroll. When you finalize a pay period, it locks out all levels of users from editing and approving the time cards. The normal process is to finalize after supervisors and...
Question: I read that FMLA entitles eligible employees to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave. What does “job-protected” mean? Answered by the HR Experts: When a leave of absence is “job-protected”, you can’t terminate or demote the employee, or take away any benefit they earned or...
Question: Can we deny an employee’s use of accrued vacation time? Answered by the HR Experts: Yes, the decision to approve or deny the use of accrued vacation time is up to you, assuming you do so in a consistent and nondiscriminatory manner. It would be...