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Falsified Timecards? What should we do about it?

Question: What can we as a company do if we discover that an employee has been falsifying their timecards? If you discover an employee...

Can a Manager Be Non-Exempt?

Question: We have a manager whose hours have been reduced to 20 per week. As a result, she does not meet the minimum salary requirement...

Termination for Cultural Fit

Can We Terminate an Employee Who Doesn't Fit With Our Culture? Question: We want to terminate an employee who doesn’t fit with our...

Can We Monitor Employee Email?

Question: Are we allowed to look through an employee's email while they are still employed? The short answer is yes, you can monitor...

Signing the Timesheets? Is it Mandatory?

Question: We have employees that submit timesheets. Is it mandatory that they sign them? It is not a requirement that timesheets be...

Paid Work While On Vacation?

Question: Do We Have to Pay an Employee for Work They Did While on Vacation? A non-exempt employee has asked to be paid for the hour she...

Preventing a Toxic Workplace Environment

Question: We have an employee with a disfigured hand. It doesn’t affect his work or otherwise bother him, but other employees have...

Delayed Pay for Late Timesheets?

Question: Can we have a rule that says employees who submit their time card late will be paid late? I realize how frustrating it is when...

Exempt or Non-Exempt: What's the Difference?

“Exempt” and “non-exempt” are employee classifications under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)—a federal law dating back to 1938 that...

Employee Cell Phones: Can We Ban Them?

Question: What are the laws regarding cell phones at work? Personal use by our employees has gotten out of hand. Can we change our policy...

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