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February 3, 2015 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

The Six Most Important Employee Documents Every Business Needs From An Employment Law Perspective

The Six Most Important Employee Documents Every Business Needs From An Employment Law Perspective

Regardless of the size or type of business, or how well the business is run, the odds are that you will eventually be faced with some type of employee lawsuit. According to Fisher and Phillips, LLC, for employers, the key to facing any type of employment litigation case is to have at the ready key […]

Filed Under: Employment Law, Policies and Procedures, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: employment forms, Employment law advice, important employment documents

January 27, 2015 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

The Affordable Care Act and the 40 Hour Week Bill: What Employers Need To Know

The Affordable Care Act and the 40 Hour Week Bill: What Employers Need To Know

Recently, the House of Representatives voted handily in favor of increasing the number of hours required to be categorized as a “full time worker” under the Affordable Care Act, (ACA) from 30 to 40 hours per week. The distinction is important, because the ACA requires employees classified as working full time hours to be provided […]

Filed Under: Employee Benefits, Employment Law, Policies and Procedures, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: 40 hour work week bill, changes in the affordable care act, health insurance coverage, What is the affordable care act

January 23, 2015 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Minimum Wage and Overtime Lawsuits Increase – What Is An Employer To Do?

Minimum Wage and Overtime Lawsuits Increase – What Is An Employer To Do?

Overtime and minimum wage lawsuits continue to increase as more employees claim violations against the wage and hour provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). According to ADP Research Institute, 90% of employment related lawsuits involve disputes involve wage and hour related issues. The report highlighted the top employee claims against employers: Employees who […]

Filed Under: Employment Law, Fair Labor Standards/FLSA, Managing Employees, Pay and Salary, Policies and Procedures, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: Fair Labor Standards Act, Overtime Pay Policies, overtime policies, pay and overtime trends

January 20, 2015 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Several States are Increasing Minimum Wage Thresholds

Several States are Increasing Minimum Wage Thresholds

Recent employee protests focused on increasing the minimum wage has sparked a growing trend in several states centered on increasing the minimum wage over the last several months. The minimum wage in a number of states in the U.S. has risen by as much as ninety cents, while the Federal minimum wage for federal workers […]

Filed Under: Employee Retention & Engagement, Fair Labor Standards/FLSA, Pay and Salary, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: Employee Benefits, minimum wage, minimum wage increase, salary increase

January 6, 2015 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Should You Trust A Written Letter of Reference?

Should You Trust A Written Letter of Reference?

You just interviewed the perfect job candidate and now the only step left is to check their references. Your job candidate presents you with a list of references which includes a letter of recommendation.  Great! With letter in hand, there is no need to call this particular employer.  The letter is written on business stationary […]

Filed Under: Background Checks, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: Checking References, fake job references, letters of recommendation

December 18, 2014 by Dianne Shaddock 1 Comment

Healthy, Happy Employees

Healthy, Happy Employees

Most business owners and HR departments know the saying that a happy employee is also a productive one. One well-known psychologist, Martin Seligman,claims that feeling of happiness is 60% dependent on your genetics and environment, while 40% depends on your attitude. The American Happiness Association offers similar numbers, saying 60% of a person’s happiness is […]

Filed Under: Employee Benefits, Employee Performance, Employee Retention & Engagement, Managing Employees, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: Employee Engagement, employee management, Happy Employees, healthy employees, HR Tips, productive employees, small business tips

December 11, 2014 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Managers: Do You Recognize These Five Personality Types?

Managers: Do You Recognize These Five Personality Types?

I truly believe (and it has been my experience) that most employees bring their best selves to work.  Employees are generally very committed to doing a great job for the organization and in many cases will go above and beyond to ensure that the company is successful. But the reality is that as a manager, […]

Filed Under: Dealing with Difficult Employees, Employee Performance, Managing Employees, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: difficult employees, Management Tips, problem employees, supervisor tips

December 2, 2014 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

The Tax Implications of Giving Staff Holiday Gifts

The Tax Implications of Giving Staff Holiday Gifts

The holiday season is traditionally a time when many employers hand out cash bonuses, awards and non-monetary gifts to employees. If you are planning on gifting employees this year, make sure you are aware of all the tax implications when doing so. The Internal Revenue Service treats most cash gifts and awards as additional W-2 […]

Filed Under: Employee Benefits, Employee Retention & Engagement, Employee Turnover, Employment Law, Policies and Procedures, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: christmas bonus, Employee Benefits, employee bonus, Employee Satisfaction, fringe benefits, generous employer, holiday bonus, taxes on christmas bonus

November 25, 2014 by Dianne Shaddock 1 Comment

A Succession Planning Strategy Does Not Need To Be Complicated – Cross Training Is a Good Start

A Succession Planning Strategy Does Not Need To Be Complicated – Cross Training Is a Good Start

In order to be competitive, it is integral for employers to have staff with the appropriate level of expertise that will keep the company performing at its highest capacity. This makes sense, but the piece of this equation that is often not planned for in advance is how to address unanticipated staffing changes that will […]

Filed Under: Employee Performance, Employee Retention & Engagement, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: benefits of cross-training, cross-training employees, succession planning

November 18, 2014 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Can’t We All Just Get Along? Managing Feuding Employees

Can’t We All Just Get Along? Managing Feuding Employees

Imagine a world where people always said “please” and “thank you”.  A world where drivers didn’t speed up when they saw that you are trying to merge in to traffic. Where people showed common courtesy, regardless of gender by giving up their seat to the elderly, a pregnant woman, or a disabled person on the […]

Filed Under: Dealing with Difficult Employees, Employee Performance, Firing/Disciplinary Actions, Managing Employees, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: how do I handle inappropriate behavior, managing employees who hate each other, supervising difficult employees

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