Payroll Management, INC. Welcomes New Chief Operating Officer

AUBURN, Maine—Payroll Management, INC. (PMI) is eager to announce the addition of Chief Operation Officer Ben Getchell. Ben brings enthusiasm, determination and extensive management experience to the PMI team. “We are so excited to welcome Ben to our PMI Family,” said...

What should I do if my employee discloses that their family member or roommate has COVID-19?

Answer from Megan, SPHR, JD: Employees who share a household with someone who is infected should self-quarantine for 14 days after their last exposure per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). They should also take their temperature twice a day and...

How Employers Can Support the Mental Health of Their Employees During COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on everyone’s mental health. People have experienced financial hardship, additional challenges with childcare and school cancellations, job loss, reduced hours, sickness, and grief. The future is uncertain, and the present is...

We are reopening after business closure due to COVID-19. Can we bring some employees back, but not others?

Answer from Kyle, PHR: Yes. If you are recalling some positions, but not others, you should document the business reasons why only those positions were recalled. If you are recalling some employees in a certain position, but not everyone in that position, you should...

How do EFMLA and EPSL relate to each other, especially in regard to caring for children?

  Answer from Kyle, PHR: The emergency FMLA (EFMLA) and emergency paid sick leave (EPSL) both cover caring for children whose school or place of care is closed due to COVID-19 precautions. The leaves can run concurrently with the first 10 days of EFMLA being unpaid,...

How to Help Underperforming Employees 

There are a lot of reasons why an employee or a team may be underperforming, and sometimes it takes a little digging to get at the root of the problem. Under-performance could be due to a skill gap, unclear expectations, or a lack of incentive to perform. It could be...