Ask the Expert: Mileage Reimbursement for Travel Between Offices?
When we require employees at our branch to travel to the main office for an after hour meeting—for which they will be paid—are we required to pay mileage as well?
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How Can Your Company Save Money on Severance Pay?
Creating an effective pay program is challenging enough. It’s even more so with the emotion that comes into play when a company makes the decision to part ways with an employee. If your company is facing a reduction in force due to new technology, a merger, or another business reason, severed employees won’t be alone […]
Understanding Neurodiversity in the Workplace
While many organizations have pledged to be more inclusive and diverse, and 2019 has experienced all-time historic lows for national unemployment rates in the United States, 85% of college grads who fall on the autism spectrum are still unemployed.
How Committed Are You Really to DEI? Others’ Missteps Yield Valuable Key Learnings
In recent years, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) have become accepted objectives in the business world despite having been an afterthought in many circles just a couple of decades ago. Nevertheless, just because businesses and business leaders are increasingly seeing the value of DEI initiatives doesn’t mean they’re savvy experts in promoting DEI throughout their […]
What Happens if You Don’t File Your EEO-1 Component 2 At All?
In part 1 of this article series, I was discussing the upcoming EEO-1 Component 2 deadline of September 30 with experts Mark Adams and Maggie Spell of Jones Walker LLP. Today, we continue that discussion by examining what happens if you find that you had submitted errors in your Component 1 while preparing your Component […]
Final pay rules in California: Understanding the waiting-time penalty
What is the waiting-time penalty? Under California Labor Code Section 203, employers will be assessed a penalty for any willful failure of on-time payment of any part of final wages due to a departing employee. Remember that wages earned are due and payable immediately upon discharge for involuntary terminations. For resignations with at least 72 […]
Interview Checklist–The 25 Forbidden Questions
In yesterday’s Advisor, legal landmines for interviewers. Today, a handy checklist for interviewers from BLR’s HR Audit Checklists. Check each forbidden question to indicate your awareness that it cannot be asked in employment interviews. Forbidden Questions–Age “How old are you?” “What is your date of birth?” (You may ask, “Do you meet the state minimum […]
Can Employers Use Biometrics in Their Canadian Workplaces?
by Lisa Chamandy Employers in Canada are beginning to use biometric scans to replace traditional lock-and-key or card-swipe systems. Sensors record fingerprint-like information, and computers transform the data into a mathematical formula, usually comprised of 0s and 1s. The system then deletes the image, keeping only a template corresponding to 2 percent of the fingertip. […]
COLA and Merit Raises: Can We Stop Giving COLA Raises to Substandard Employees?
We tend to give employees two types of raises. First, everyone gets a COLA raise on July 1. It’s the same percentage for everyone. Then we also give annual merit raises on anniversary dates. My question is, can we start not giving the COLA raise to substandard employees? Is there a better way to structure […]
The New Age of Workplace Communication Could Be Instant Messaging
Before the mid-1990s, e-mail was a relative novelty in office communication. Today, of course, it’s perhaps the most prevalent medium for colleagues to communicate back and forth. Although it’s been the main method of communication for just a few decades, there are signs employees are increasingly looking to alternative forms of communication for collaborating with […]