by dojodigital | May 30, 2019 | Human Resources
What Happens if an Independent Contractor is Misclassified? Answer from Kara, JD, SPHR: There are many potential liabilities resulting from independent contractor misclassification, and they come from several sources: namely, the IRS, unemployment insurance, workers’...
by dojodigital | May 23, 2019 | General News, Human Resources
The first and most obvious step in preventing workplace violence is to understand its meaning. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, workplace violence is “any act or threat of physical violence, harassment, intimidation or other...
by dojodigital | May 15, 2019 | Human Resources
Question: Can we give employees different amounts of vacation or PTO time?Answer from Jenny, SPHR, SHRM-SCP: If the differing amounts of vacation or PTO are based on a clearly-defined employee grouping, such as seniority, department, or exempt versus non-exempt...
by dojodigital | May 14, 2019 | Human Resources
If your remote employees live in the state where your business is located, you must follow federal employment laws plus your state’s employment rules. But if your remote employees live in a different state from where you conduct business, you must comply with...
by dojodigital | May 9, 2019 | General News, Human Resources
Are you unsure about the employee benefits you must legally provide? Unemployment insuranceUnemployment insurance benefits are provided through the Federal-State Unemployment Insurance Program, which delivers short-term benefit payments to employees who lose their...
by chris | May 6, 2019 | Human Resources, Payroll
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, employers generally do not have to provide short breaks or lunch periods to employees. However, the Act places restrictions on employers who choose to provide them. The FLSA also has guidelines for dealing with sleep time and...
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