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Q. "Are there liability issues when serving alcohol at staff holiday events?"
HR Ministry Solutionalcohol, cocktail, beer, wine, staff, party, event, drunk, harassment, behavior, policy, policies, staff lifestyle agreement, staff handbook, office, hours, guest, bar, risk
Q. "An exempt employee is dropping to part time indefinitely. Do we need to switch them to hourly nonexempt or can we just reduce their salary?"
Q. "When can we deduct from an exempt employee's pay?"
HR Ministry Solutiondeduct, deduction, exempt, employee, pay, payroll, compensation, paycheck, withholding, workweek, hours, absence, leave, salary, hour, compensation audit
Q. "What is a workweek? Is it just hours of operation?"
Q. "Can we use comp time with our employees?"
HR Ministry Solutioncompensation, comp, time, timekeeping, hours, nonexempt, exempt, FLSA, time off, flex, hour, audit
Q. "Can we let staff that work Sundays choose an extra day off?"
HR Ministry Solutionstaff handbook, day off, off, vacation, PTO, off day, culture, staff culture, office, hours, workweek, working hours, break, boundaries, rest, staff
Q. "How many sick days do we have to give employees?"
HR Ministry Solutionlabor law, state, sick leave, leave, illness, medical, hours, California, germs, health, benefit, benefits, sick day
Q. "How do I manage employees in remote and hybrid environments?"
HR Ministry Solutionremote, remote work, hybrid, work from home, home, virtual, in-person, office, relationship, goals, success, boundaries, communication, hours, balance
Worker Classifications are Changing in March
HR Ministry Solutionclassification, misclassified, worker, employee, W4, W-4, 1099, contractor, classified, IRS, FLSA, minimum, minimum wage, hours, pay, salary, benefit, labor law, independent, freelancer, IC, social security, medicare, taxes, unemployment, DOL, Department of Labor, economic reality test, equipment, work, reclassify
Q. "Do we really need a remote work policy?"
Q. "Is a four-day work week really beneficial?"
HR Ministry Solutionremote, remote work, flexibility, balance, employee, employer, retention, productivity, hiring, benefit, benefits, staff handbook, handbook, policies, policy, communication, hours, system, volunteer
Q. "Can we require employees to do extra work outside their scheduled hours?"
HR Ministry Solutionemployee, exempt, nonexempt, schedule, staff handbook, handbook, pay period, pay, position, burnout, morale, hours
Q. "Can we require exempt, salaried employees to turn in time sheets?"
HR Ministry Solutionexempt, salary, time, time card, hours, FMLA, compensation, benefit, salary range, employee, state, state law, law, nonexempt
Summer Travel: Who Pays What?
HR Ministry Solutiontravel, pay, reimbursement, expenses, conference, convention, laundry, lodging, car, rental, tolls, parking, airfare, luggage, train, bus, taxi, fare, tips, nonexempt, exempt, wage, childcare, personal, clothing, toiletries, hair, entertainment, cost, movie, violation, traffic, rate, hourly, overtime, hours, requests, request, expense
Noteworthy Law Changes (Effective This July)
HR Ministry Solutionlaw, labor law, federal, state, IRS, mileage, reimbursement, policy, policies, procedure, car, vehicle, Florida, DEI, diversity, equity, inclusion, training, racist, sex, sexist, race, color, origin, harassment, harassment prevention training, Kentucky, emergency, leave, laws, fire, rescue, police, officer, FLSA, Ohio, overtime, over, time, state law, PPA, hours, hour, salary, hourly, litigation, Virginia, Vermont, crime, victim, alleged, minor, hurt, trafficking, stalking, assault, offender, Washington, PFML, bereavement, death, child, birth, adoption, foster, placement, EAP, employee, therapist, therapy, safety
