Have you intentionally lied on your resume? The infographic shares some interesting percentages. As a business owner, are you verifying the information potential hires have provided on their resumes? Should you? Depending on the company and position applied for, a thorough background check may or may not be needed. It is good practice to put […]
Messy shared spaces, like bathrooms, kitchens and break rooms can be a serious sore spot in any office. You may have even found yourself posting notes on the walls with messages like, “Dirty dishes in the sink will be thrown away at the end of the day.” If it is at all possible, it is […]
As you have probably heard, the Department of Labor is planning to dramatically raise the minimum salary requirement for employees to qualify as exempt under the “White Collar Exemptions.” It’s possible this new minimum will be as high as $50,440, which could impact nearly five million employees. The threshold could certainly be lower when announced, […]
Most employers are familiar with the classes of people or characteristics that are protected from discrimination—race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, citizenship, genetic information, and military status. But some of these categories have broadened in scope in recent years. In particular, the definition of sex has been expanding significantly over the years through decisions […]
In an effort to create more diversity-friendly workplaces, tech giants like Google and Facebook have been training employees to recognize their unconscious biases in the workplace. As the term implies, these biases are below the surface, unintended, and often undesired. They’re implicit rather than explicit. Explicit biases are evident in what people say and […]
You want to calculate the actual cost of an employee to help with cost analysis, bidding jobs, and pro forma financial statements. How should you do this? Determining the “true cost” of an employee is more complex than most people realize. First off, you need to determine the cost for each of the items below. […]
5 Money Mistakes That Could Affect Your Paycheck Of course most companies don’t willingly deceive their employees, but mistakes do happen from time to time. After all, we are only human. Exempt vs. Non-Exempt An exempt employee is paid a salary, which is a fixed rate each pay period. If you work 50 hours in […]
What constitutes a “hostile work environment” and what is the organization’s obligation if an employee complains about it? A hostile work environment occurs when unlawful harassment in the workplace either 1) becomes a condition of continued employment (meaning the employee must continue to endure it in order to keep their job), or 2) becomes severe […]
What kind of dress code should you have? The answer to that question may come down to the kind of company culture you have or want to have. There’s no universally-applicable dress code for successful businesses, and what works fabulously in one office may prove distracting in the next. Some employers avoid restrictive dress codes […]
A three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently released a 2-1 decision that would essentially outlaw tip pooling arrangements in which tips are required to be shared with employees who do not usually receive them. Such employees would generally include dishwashers, cooks, and janitors. The ruling affects employers in Alaska, Arizona, California, […]
