The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) does not require employers to provide meal or a rest period to employees. However, when employers do offer short breaks (usually lasting about 5 to 20 minutes), the FLSA considers the breaks compensable work hours and...
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Federal Payroll Taxes and Withholding Requirements
Employers must withhold federal, state, local, and Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) taxes from their employees’ paychecks. FICA includes Medicare and Social Security taxes. An employee’s completed Form W-4, Employee’s Withholding Certificate, determines how...
Who should be responsible for delivering a disciplinary action in response to performance or attendance issues?
In general, disciplinary actions should be delivered by the employee’s manager. It’s the manager’s job to define what success looks like in the role, set performance and attendance expectations, monitor the employee’s work, offer guidance, coaching, and feedback, and...