There are a few administrative considerations when an employee undergoes a legal name change. First things first, you’ll need the employee to provide a copy of their updated Social Security card with their new name, since the IRS requires the Social Security card to match the payroll records. You’ll also need the employee to provide […]
Should you have any additional questions regarding this or other employee topics, contact the professionals at CyQuest for help!
Does your business suffer with employee toxicity? This is a very common issue at many businesses. One toxic employee can bring down several others by spreading rumors, complaining about pay, giving false information, being lazy and more. It could be this employee produces great work, which makes dealing with the issue more challenging. If […]
It can be super frustrating when an employee turns in a late timesheet. It is the employer’s responsibility under federal and state law to pay employees on the established payday for hours that were worked, regardless of whether or not a complete timesheet was submitted. There is no exception to this law that allows an […]
Should you have any additional questions regarding this or other employee topics, contact the professionals at CyQuest for help!
Have you ever started a job where the training was very minimal and there was no existence of a manual to explain how to do your job functions correctly? Unfortunately, yes, this does actually happen and more often than it should! What would you do if your right hand person was out for a long […]
Finding, hiring and training new employees can take up a lot of a manager’s time. The absolute last thing any manager wants to do is to begin the hiring process all over again because that new hire just left after three months. In order to avoid repeating this very time consuming process, it’s important to […]
Did you know that currently there is no federal law that grants employees the right to access their own personnel files? There are however, different laws for each state on this topic. Click here for a list of the laws by each state. Your company should have a policy regarding employee access to their personnel […]
The Department of Labor (DOL) has effectively doubled the current $23,660 salary threshold. This means that exempt administrative, executive and professional employees will all be eligible for overtime pay providing they don’t earn more than $47,476 per year ($913 per week). Employees that earn that amount or less will be eligible for overtime pay when […]
Your organization has a salaried employee that makes about $42,000 per year. Including commissions and it is estimated that he will make about $48,000 or more per year. Can he still be exempt? What happens if his commissions do not exceed the minimum of $47,476 as expected? This topic is definitely something employers with commissioned […]
