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Do I have to classify some employees as hourly?

BerniePortal

To help answer each question and define best practices, we have three HR heroes with very different approaches to HR: Bythe Booke, Sam Blackheart, and Peggy Prag. Last time we covered, “ Do I really have to store I-9s separately from personnel file documents ?”

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NJ Targets Rampant Misclassification of Drywall Workers

Workers' Compensation

of Lakewood after investigators found the subcontractor had committed numerous wage and hour, earned sick leave, and employee misclassification violations. This is because workers' compensation benefits are generally only available to employees. The misclassification of drywall workers can have some negative consequences.

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Stay on track with this payroll compliance checklist

Business Management Daily

Here are the compliance considerations to keep in mind before you start actually paying a new employee. Here are the compliance considerations to keep in mind before you start actually paying a new employee. Properly classify employment status. One of the most common payroll mistakes is misclassifying employees.

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Mobile Devices: Minimizing Overtime Concerns

Stratus.HR

Do your employees stay connected to the office with their mobile devices? Still, it’s important to review overtime provisions and exceptions to minimize legal issues that may arise with employees working outside their scheduled work hours. If any time worked outside of regular work hours is classified as compensable.

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Telework and time tracking: Legal do’s and don’ts

Business Management Daily

Time tracking for hourly workers is crucial. In fact, it’s likely at least some of your long exempt workers may no longer qualify for their exemption. Even so, most employees commuted to an office, retail location or other physical location. Doing so comes with FLSA risks. They may have clocked in on entry.

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Recruit Better: Employee Discount Programs and Taxes

HR Bartender

Here on HR Bartender, we’ve talked about the partnerships HR needs to have in the organization with finance, risk management, and marketing…just to name a few. The many discount companies I speak to say no, but I thought you might have more advice. Why would an organization offer employees a discount program?

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How to set up a payroll process: 10 steps

Insperity

Starting or acquiring a business is a rewarding experience, and your employees would likely agree. As an employer you shoulder a lot of responsibility, especially when it comes to employee compensation. Whether you have one employee or 1,000, creating a payroll process is the same. You can choose to: Do it yourself.

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