HR is customer service. Human resources has come a long way since it’s early days. Think “personnel,” when all HR did was handle disciplinary actions, hire, fire and maybe payroll. Today, HR can wear many hats. HR handles administrative tasks, payroll, benefits, employee relations, recruiting, and retention. In some cases, HR also handles IT, risk […]
Some of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) wage provisions are changing as of January 1, 2020. Jobs that are governed by the FLSA are referred to as exempt (often called “salary”) or non-exempt (often called “hourly”). Non-exempt employees are entitled to overtime. Exempt employees are not (think, exempted from overtime). To be considered exempt […]
Go for the GOAL! We hear a lot about goal setting in HR. Project Goals. Performance Goals. Achievement Goals. Compensation Goals. It’s become such a buzzword that the actual premise of goal setting has become lost – which is a shame because goals done right equal work done well. Think of a goal as a […]
It doesn’t happen often, but there are certain questions that come through our HR Hotline that make us say — STOP RIGHT THERE. “We are considering reclassifying all our employees as independent contractors.” “So, my employee, who is an independent contractor, didn’t …” “We would like to bring on a former employee as an independent […]
“Hey, Siri! What are the new Nevada laws about paid time off?” Laughable? Yes and no. There’s been a lot of chatter lately about technology replacing HR departments. It is certainly true that technology has been instrumental in the evolution (and revolution) of the HR world. Anyone who has ever processed a payroll with paper […]
Summer is drawing to a close. Vacation requests have (hopefully) slowed down and we are back to business. Or are we? Way back in 2009 Nevada adopted a law that provides leave entitlements to employees so they can attend school-related activities for their children. What does that mean? Let’s break it down. NRS 392.4577 requires […]
“I want a copy of my file.” For some reason, these seven words seem to spark fear and trepidation in HR professionals, managers, and owners. Why? It’s usually indicative of a disgruntled worker or a former employee who is looking for ways to file a complaint or bring legal action against the company. The good […]
At-will employment is a term used for employment relationships in which an employee can be dismissed by an employer for any reason, and without warning, as long as the reason is not illegal. Employers may find themselves in trouble by disregarding the last piece of at-will employment. Let’s look at it again. The last 8 […]
By: Amy Matthews, SPHR Join me, if you will, in picturing this scenario: Alice was hired 6 months ago. She struggled during her first month, but the excuses sounded plausible. She had a learning curve on the software. She was late due to unforeseen car trouble – a few times. She made errors that were […]
By: Amy Matthews, SPHR It’s 1938. Franklin Delano Roosevelt is President. America is unionizing, it’s “depressed,” and there’s a New Deal on the table. Immersed within this monumental piece of legislation was the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The FLSA introduced some important wage and hour concepts that had not existed before; all of which […]
