There are several ways employees inflate their paychecks and buddy punching is one of the most expensive. With a buddy punching scheme, an employee clocks in for a “buddy” that is not at work. The employee may or may not arrive during the shift but...
A Deloitte study of over 800 employers revealed an average of 31 unplanned overtime hours each week per company. In some situations, it might make sense to let employees work overtime for a few pay periods. For example, if you don’t need an additional employee long-term,...
Question: Can we require employees to do extra work outside their scheduled hours? Answer: Yes. As an employer, you have control over schedules and can modify them as needed. That may mean scheduling additional work time for employees on occasion. We recommend having this written...
Volunteer time off is when an employer provides employees with PTO to be used for the purpose of donating their time to a nonprofit cause. If employees want to take time off to volunteer they can be paid for it without cutting into their available...
Since 2005, remote work has soared 173%, according to 2018 data from American Community Service. Whether you recently adopted this remote work model because of the pandemic or have been utilizing it for years, you should know your wage-and-hour responsibilities. FLSA Rules for Remote Nonexempt Employees ...
Employers have free rein to determine how much vacation to offer, who is eligible, how vacation time accrues, when vacation may be used and so on, as long as they check state regulations. However, with paid time off, or PTO, you may pay your employees...
Question: "Can we require exempt, salaried employees to turn in time sheets?" Answer: YES! There are some benefits or reasons why you would want to track your salaried employee’s time like: Evaluating the load of essential duties. Do they regularly work 60 hours? Are they working excessively or...
During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, a more flexible workplace was established that included new boundaries for paid and unpaid leave. Temporary federal legislation delivered financial protections for workers who needed to quarantine or care for others during the health crisis. Those stopgap provisions...
Tracking leave deductions accurately is tricky for many employers. If you are doing this by hand there are lots of opportunities to create compliance issues. For example, if you don't accrue appropriately, employees could have a case against you for not providing the right amount...
No small business should limp along with a paper-based leave approval process. Why? First off, it is a time drain for the manager who already has a lot on their plate. Secondly, manual processes are vulnerable to human error. Thirdly, it detracts from the overall...