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Onboarding Process

Onboarding Process – Performance and Retention

Great, you’ve selected a new employee after reviewing hundreds of resumes and several interviews. Now it’s Day One. Do you know where your new employee is? More importantly are you prepared? You work hard to make a favorable impression on job candidates, talking about your benefits, your culture, etc., but what happens when they show […]

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Why Do Great Managers Hire the Wrong People?

You looked at hundreds of resumes, you interviewed 25 candidates, you had second interviews with 5 and made a hiring decision. Everything is great, until Day 1. What happened? Does this scenario continue to happen to you? You did everything right, or did you? The first step of effective hiring is to have an effective […]

FLSA Violation

Does it violate the FLSA to require a salaried, exempt employee to clock in and out?

Requiring a salaried, exempt employee to use a time clock is not an FLSA violation. It is recommended, however, that an employer have a business reason to track an exempt employee’s hours. For example, an employer may opt to track an exempt employee’s hours for purposes of client billing, grant tracking, intermittent FMLA leave or sick […]

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Does the New FLSA Rule Affect All Exempt & Part Time Employees?

Effective December 1, 2016, the new rule will apply to all employees who were previously exempt under the White Collar Exemptions and subject to the minimum salary threshold. Certain white collar employees, such as some of those in sales, bona fide teachers, doctors, lawyers, and business owners, were not subject to the same (or any) […]

The Benefits of Outsourced Project Staffing and Staff Augmentation

Outsourced HR staffing solutions as well as staff augmentation, typically reduce a onetime capital expense turning it into an operational expense. Organizations gain from the vast and ever evolving knowledge base and eliminate wasting valuable time. These are but some of the benefits that you can reap by implementing these solutions. As the workforce continues […]

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How to Handle Legal Name Changes for Employees After a Marriage

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 […]

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5 Types of Toxic Employees

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 […]

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Can You Pay an Employee Late for Turning in a Late Timesheet?

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 […]