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Snow days and the FLSA

Business Management Daily

If nonexempts substitute accrued time for nonworking time, and they work overtime during the same week, don’t include the time off in their regular rates when figuring their overtime rates. PTO banks, however, change this landscape considerably. They can use accrued paid leave if they have any.

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Employee Files: What to include, what to leave out, and what’s confidential

Business Management Daily

That’s not even mentioning all the paperwork involved in the onboarding process, such as employee handbooks , contact information, and direct deposit/banking information — just to name a few. A dizzying amount of paperwork goes into hiring a new employee, including background checks, applications, offer letters, job applications, and more.

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What you need to include in a small business employee handbook

Business Management Daily

Exempt employees must meet specific criteria set by the Federal Labor Standards Act in order to be exempt from overtime wages. Nonexempt employees are entitled to overtime pay if they work over 40 hours in a workweek. Include information on overtime pay as well as meal and rest periods.

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Reasonable accommodation can require additional leave

Business Management Daily

Taken all time in her Paid Time Off (PTO) bank? Paid Time Off (PTO) strategies. You can use several PTO bank strategies to manage paid time off as an accommodation. A PTO bank may be the easiest way to manage additional time off for disabled workers out of leave. Has she used all eligible FMLA leave

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How Alternative Work Schedules Boost Employee Engagement and Retention?

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For example, suppose the employees need to visit the bank or post office, see a doctor, or book a hair appointment. This policy should consist of the guidelines related to the schedule working, days off, PTO policy, overtime pay, etc.

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How to address employee pay in your inclement weather policy

Insperity

A retail bank, with operating hours of Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. If an employer’s practice is to allow non-exempt employees to use vacation or PTO in the event of a closure, it should be identified in the inclement weather policy to provide clarity for employees. will have totally different staffing requirements.

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HR technology trends for 2017: Curing government compliance concerns

Insperity

The new overtime regulation would have changed overtime eligibility for white collar, salaried workers earning less than $913 a week ($47,476 a year). It’s too complicated to “wing it” as you keep track of exempt and non-exempt, salaried and hourly employees , and who is eligible for overtime pay and various levels of benefits.