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Background checks of the future are continuous

Treating service animal requests (always treat the animal)

Prepare for saying "No" – you need to decide how to refuse service

List 10 up: What's the deal with employee handbook rules?

I cannot tell a lie . . . you're fired for cutting down the cherry tree

Milk Stork delivers for working mom's and their baby

Job tasks and essential functions under the ADA

Who are you? Why are you here? Personality testing?

No, you can't sleep on the job

Technology driving the hiring process

Should you give your employees a little Slack – or do they have enough already?

"We need to talk" isn't any easier to say than to hear

Bet employers must make: call and raise your minimum wage

Zero tolerance for "zero tolerance" policies

Ralph Waldo Emerson as a productivity consultant

PS: PTSD IRL*

Is the employee "disabled" under the ADA?

The six step DOL audit polka

PTO on the house!

New rules for work rules

Dr. Strangelabor or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Millennial

Did Bartleby the scrivener write his own job description?

"Treating" disgruntled or bad behaving employees

Hiring under the age of 18

DO NOT LICK THE BRAIN! and other obvious stuff

Helping your employees save for emergencies

Right to bare arms in the workplace

#MeToo quiz

Under standing desks

How to approach an employee showing signs of cognitive decline

Dress codes should not be encoded

Foul language *

Rorschach, Horshack and Abednego

Don't ask a woman the gender of her child, especially. . .

Guidelines for a valid no-solicitation/no-distribution policy

All aboard the Love Train for long-term onboarding!

Gender and workplace bathrooms

No FMLA for pet's death

Personal hygiene in the workplace

Yes Virginia, there is a St. Patrick's Day in Ireland

Master the modern method for managing March Madness

Drug testing in The Office

Background checks

"Thank you" and "I'm sorry" – meaningful, simple and impactful

Michael Corleone HR tip for the day

S'not flu or it is, doesn't matter

Be prepared for ICE raids

Looking for employees: an untapped source of talent

Calling Dr. Love(less)

Non-exempt employees – what counts as wages?

HR is not a happy accident

Do new hires have to be a culture club fit?

Remote workers and telecommuting

When former employees ask for references

Model written lock out/tag out program

Wrong table cat

They might be giants . . . transforming healthcare?

Conducting internal I-9 audits

The Nebraska Chamber has issued a W-2 challenge to state taxpayers

The impact of super bowl(ing)

12 steps to handling violence in the workplace

Workplace retaliation: don't give in to the Dark Side

Would you really want to work with a bunch of yous?

What is the ADA?

Monty Python should not write your job descriptions

FMLA definitions

Unemployed or wear a bra – are those the only choices?

What "government shutdown" means for employers

An intern by any other name

FMLA - "leave" as in "leave the employee alone"

“M,” “F,” Or “X”? Nonbinary Gender Designations in the Workplace

Sexual harassment – can't find it – what now?

Probationary periods

Employee contracts

Introverts

How to treat fringe benefits for employees

Attendance policies

Different repeal

Temporary and leased employees

Birthdays in the workplace

Needy employees

Holiday parties - acknowledge, avoid, assume (nothing)

Dress codes: who, what, wear

Punch clock

Nepotism: favoring relatives and friends in the workplace

Year-end performance reviews

Hiring interviews

The Form I-9 has changed… Again!

Service dogs at work

Bring your own gun

Social media

Year-end or holiday incentives

Arizona sick day policy

Paternity leave

HRsimple spotlight - Fiona Ong

Permissible post-accident drug testing

Paid family leave: a growing trend

Politics in the workplace: how to remain legally compliant during election season

Termination Series: Communicating the reason for discharge

It’s only a matter of overtime

Interview with attorneys at Kastner Westman & Wilkins

Valentine's Day heartaches around the office

Safety and health tips

Wearable technology

Favorite HR sites

Back to school time is here!

Vacation policies and time off

Interview with author J. Hagood Tighe

Non-compete agreements

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Bullying in the workplace

Employment references

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Social media and employment

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Breaktimes

Interview with attorneys at Wilson Worley PC

Interview with attorneys at Knudsen Law Firm

Interview with Kathy Speaker MacNett

Firing, a job to do right the first time

Job advertisement do’s and don’ts

Employee handbooks – getting a handle on your policies

Technology in the workplace

Interview questions: do's and don'ts

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Blogs tagged in wages/hours

Should you give your employees a little Slack – or do they have enough already?

This blog was written by Caroline Pham and Collin Cook at Fisher Phillips, which authors several of our resources. You can find the original here and their On the Front Lines Workplace Law Newsletter (which is excellent) read more

Bet employers must make: call and raise your minimum wage

July 1 saw a number of states and localities raise the minimum wage, so our author Ogletree Deakins put together a chart for those of you who don't want to pass and go bust.

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The six step DOL audit polka

This blog was written by Carol Barnett at Polsinelli. Polsinelli authors hrsimple resources in Missouri, Kansas and Illinois. You can find the original blog post here and their labor and employment blog Polsinelli at Work (w...

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Non-exempt employees – what counts as wages?

This blog is an excerpt from our book Wages and Hours – An Employer's Guide by Jill S. Kirila, Meghan E. Hill and Shennan Harris at Squire Patton Boggs. For more information, go to the Products tab above and click on "Federal" to subscribe.

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), “wages” paid to an employee a...

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It’s only a matter of overtime

Have your employees been going the extra mile lately? What if they’re clocking in the equivalent of a marathon in hours? If you’re looking over your timesheets and notice that your star employee racked up a whopping 55 hours last week, it’s time to get familiar with the legal requirements of overtime pay. You’re going to need to calculate overtime whether or not the h...

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