Most workers have access to unpaid, job-protected leave through the federal Family and Medical Leave Act. The FMLA, which became law in 1993, was intended to offer some stability for employees who needed to take time away from work to deal with a major medical...
Question: If an employee runs out of paid time off, do we have to allow them to take unpaid time off? Answer: It depends on why your employee needs the unpaid time off and what you’ve done in the past. In some situations, such as those that...
For manufacturers in some industries, Sunday work is a necessity. For others, it is an alternative used occasionally to meet production goals. Whatever the reason for scheduling work on Sundays, manufacturers should consider the pros and cons. Reasons for Sunday Work The three main reasons for...
TimeWorksPlus Geofencing If you need to know if employees are working at the correct location, you need geofencing. What is Geofencing? Geofencing is a mobile tracking tool that can define a virtual boundary. The virtual boundary is called a geofence. It is based on the genuine...
After determining a leave is covered by FMLA, you should begin tracking time against the 12-week entitlement. You'll track this time in whole-week increments if the need for leave is continuous. Each week missed will be counted as 1/12th of their total entitlement. If the employee...
Imagine you manage a busy restaurant, and you are working on the schedule for next week. Saturday is your busiest day, and you need all hands on deck, so you need to schedule everyone for that day. Just when you have the schedule finished, an...
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) was originally created in 1938. Since that time, the FLSA and Department of Labor (DOL) regulations have governed the provision of overtime in the United States. In April 2024, the FLSA received a major update for the first time in years. The...
Question: My employees regularly forget to clock in and out for their breaks and meal periods. I've told them countless times, and they just forget to do it. What can I do? Answered by the HR Experts: There are a few steps you can take to...
Question: Can an employee returning from FMLA leave be placed in a different role? Answered by the HR Experts: Generally not. Upon return from FMLA leave, employees must be restored to the same job or one nearly identical to it with equivalent pay, benefits, and other...
During the pandemic, companies experimented with options to ease the trauma. They quickly adapted to compromises such as no-layoff pledges, furloughs, grants of extra personal time off and trimming executives’ salaries first. Their pitch was that they cared sincerely about employees’ welfare. That said, more...