Can we require employees to do extra work outside their scheduled hours?
Question: Can we require employees to do extra work outside their scheduled hours? Answer from Sergio, SHRM-CP: Yes, but you have to pay...
Can we do reference checks for only certain roles?
Question: Can we do reference checks for only certain roles? Answer from Daniel, SHRM-CP: Yes, as long as you’re not discriminating based...
Can we tell employees not to talk about their pay with each other?
Answer from Rachel, SHRM-SCP: Generally not. The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) grants all non-supervisory employees (not just those...
Four Ways to Make Terminations Less Stressful
In the 2009 movie Up in the Air, George Clooney and Anna Kendrick play corporate downsizers—HR consultants that companies across the...
Do I Have to Terminate this Employee?
Question: A longtime good employee was caught forging his timesheet. We have terminated others for this policy violation in the past. Do...
Federal Law Alert
Form I-9 Rule Flexibilities Ending Soon DHS Ending Temporary Policy for Form I-9 Identity Documents Beginning May 1, 2022, the Department...