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Employment Laws: Navigating the Maze of Regulations

HR Digest

From the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), we’ll break down the essential regulations that can impact your business. The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA): A Balancing Act The FMLA is like that aunt who always shows up uninvited to family gatherings.

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What you need to include in a small business employee handbook

Business Management Daily

First, they act as an in-depth introduction to your company for new hires. Employee handbooks also act as a reference point for current employees. This is particularly helpful if your small business does not have a full-time onsite human resources representative to answer employee questions. Medical leave.

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Simple steps to create an employee handbook

Business Management Daily

Current employees can also benefit from having a quick reference guide when a question or concern arises about sick days, various types of leave, reporting harassment, or office policies. Often human resources will take charge here. These employees are exempt from being paid overtime. Be specific but not too specific.

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6 Policies You Need to Start a Strong Employee Handbook

Insperity

With more ways than ever to communicate – written letters, text messages, emails, instant messages, social media sites, etc. In addition to these policies, you should include information about who to contact should an employee need to report policy violations,” says Emily Dusablon, human resources advisor at Insperity.

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Employee handbook examples and sample policies

Business Management Daily

After the table of contents, you can move on to a thorough list of employment policies including leave policies, company property usage guidelines, your company culture code or mission statement, and non-discrimination policies. Please exercise care when recording your hours and leave time taken. to 5:00 p.m. Attendance policy.

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New employment laws to watch in 2020

Insperity

Updates to the so-called “white-collar exemption” to federal overtime rules have been in the works for a long time. 1, workers must earn at least $684 a week, or $35,568 per year, to be exempt from federal overtime rules. Changes at the state and local level: Paid leave policies. As of Jan. LGBT employment protections.