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An employee is requesting copies of their harassment complaint files. How should I respond?
Answer from Emily, MBA, SPHR: It depends. You can certainly share a copy of the original complaint with the person who filed it. You can...
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May 10, 20221 min read
What is job abandonment and how do I know when it’s occurred?
Answer from Kyle, PHR: There really isn’t a strict definition of what constitutes job abandonment. Many employers use the standard of...
May 3, 20221 min read
Is there anything special we should know before terminating a remote employee?
Answer from Kyle, PHR: There really isn’t a strict definition of what constitutes job abandonment. Many employers use the standard of...
Apr 26, 20221 min read
What is age discrimination?
Answer from Kyle, PHR: Age discrimination (sometimes called ageism) means treating people less favorably because of their age. In the...
Apr 19, 20222 min read
An Employee Can No Longer Lift 50 Pounds—Can We Terminate?
Answer from Kate, SHRM-CP: Possibly, but proceed with caution. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires employers that have 15...
Apr 12, 20221 min read
Can we require exempt, salaried employees to turn in time sheets?
Answer from Laura, MA, SHRM-CP: Yes. There are many reasons you might want or need to track exempt employee time. For example, you may...
Apr 5, 20222 min read
Supporting Menopausal Employees
One of our employees informed us that she’s menopausal and experiencing symptoms in the workplace. What can we do to support her and...
Mar 29, 20222 min read
What are the basic steps of a harassment investigation?
Answer from Rachel, SHRM-SCP: When an employer receives a harassment claim, they have a legal obligation to examine the claim by...
Mar 22, 20221 min read
Should We Have a COVID Section in Our Employee Handbook?
Answer from Marisa, SPHR: While COVID will continue to affect our workplaces for some time, we generally recommend not adding COVID...
Mar 15, 20221 min read
Do managers need to be classified as exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act?
Answer from Kyle, PHR: No, it’s fine to classify managers as nonexempt. You are under no obligation to classify any employees as exempt,...
Mar 8, 20222 min read
Reducing Burnout When You're Understaffed
We’ve been both super busy and understaffed recently. Is there anything we can do during this time to help our employees avoid extra...
Mar 1, 20221 min read
When can we deduct from an exempt employee's pay?
Answer from Eric, SPHR, SHRM-SCP: In general, if an exempt employee performs any work during the workweek, you must pay them their full...
Feb 22, 20221 min read
When a Holiday Falls on a Weekend
If a holiday like New Year’s Eve falls on a weekend when we’re closed, and we typically give employees that holiday off, do we have to...
Feb 15, 20221 min read
Sharing Information About an Absence
One of our employees will be on leave while they go to rehab. What, if anything, should we tell the staff about the employee’s absence?...
Feb 8, 20221 min read
Are remote employees eligible for FMLA?
Now that we’ve become a “remote first” company with most of our employees working from home, we’ve started hiring remote employees in...
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