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Cell Phone Stipends
Hi there !! I wanted to see what, of if, you do for cell phones for your employees. Do you pay a stipend to cover the business use of a personal phone? We don't have company cell phones,…
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Creating a maternity leave policy.
I see that another member has recently posted about maternity leave but I am looking for some guidance on creating a new (1st edition) policy for maternity...…
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Severance pay
Is your company paying out severance in a lump sum or as a salary continuance over a number of weeks?
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Moving from separate paid leave to PTO
Hi, looking for resources or people to talk to about making the move from separate paid leave buckets to a PTO bank. What worked? What didn't? What did you learn from this?
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Feedback on PEOs
If anyone has experience, or feedback, on joining a PEO, or recommendations on any specific PEOs please let me know.
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Rehire a retired employee as a contractor
You hear of many employers bringing back retired workers as "contract workers". If the employee is essentially doing the same job, how are companies able to now call them a contract worker and pay…
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Parental Leave
We are looking at revising our Parental Leave policy. Right now, we offer 1 week of paid parental leave (this is separate from our PTO policy) and 1 week of unpaid leave.…
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Shift Differentials
We are discussing changes to our shift differential structure. I was wondering what other companies offer as shift differentials for 2nd & 3rd shifts. Is it percentage based or flat amount? How much?…
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FLSA requirements regarding study time
Does anyone know what the requirements are from a FLSA perspective when it comes to study time for employees who are nonexempt? Do we have to pay them for study time for the following 1.…
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Policies for Non-Exempt Employees
I am currently working on updating many of our policies to prepare for the new OT regulations, and am doing my final communication to affected employees this week.…
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Exempt/Non-exempt Decision ??
With the new DOL/FLSA regulation possibly going into effect 12/1/16 (there was a House vote to delay it 6 months, but it hasn't gone to the Senate or the President yet),…
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Fringe Benefit-Emergency Short Term Funds
Hi there, I am wondering if anyone has tried to put together a program that would address employees emergency needs that might prevent them from coming to work.…
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Recommended HSA Vendors
We are currently looking for a new HSA vendor and are hoping to get some recommendations. A few things we are looking for in a new vendor are ease of administration and responsive representatives,…
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Vacation pay out upon termination
(This is an Anonymous post from an HR practitioner - Steve) We are in the state of Ohio and I know over the years I have always had the understanding that any accrued vacation must be paid out upon…
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ACA Guidelines - Infographic for measurement periods?
Hi, Everyone We're looking to put some language together around eligibility for benefits pertaining to the look-back period, stability periods, etc., regarding the ACA.…
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Talking Point for FLSA Changes
With the changes to the salary threshhold, our organization has re-evaluated several positions to determine correct status. This analysis has resulted in several positions moving from Exempt status…
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2017 Cost of Living Salary Increases
Does anyone in the North Dakota area have an idea of what they will be providing for 2017 cost of living/salary adjustments? The last couple of years we have been doing 3% but unsure if companies…
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E-file recommendations
We would like to move from paper personnel files to e-files. Ideally we would like to pack up our personnel files and send them to the vendor to be imaged.…
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Medicare
Does your company have anything in place for employees that reach Medicare age and transition off your group plan?
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Seeking Feedback or Recommendations for HRIS
Hi all~ We are a public library system with 230 employees. We currently have a (sometimes clunky) payroll and finance software that we use in addition to a stand alone Applicant Tracking System…
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Payroll Systems
Does anyone have any recommendations on payroll systems/providers for small-medium sized companies? We are currently using Paycor but we'd really like to have a system with a better interface,…
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Salary Analysis
I've been tasked with completing a salary analysis for our entry level positions. I was hoping to be able to gather information on my own without a cost. Any ideas? Thanks! Carol
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PTO use during Mandatory OT
I would like to hear from anyone in a manufacturing environment with hourly employees, how do you handle PTO/or sick/vacation usage when employees are scheduled to work mandatory overtime?…
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Cell Tower Workers Wages - Need Clarification
A payroll company employee is struggling with whether or not the way they are paying cell tower workers is legitimate. Here's the info: These workers travel throughout a four state region.…
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Salary Non-Exempt Status
Does anyone have any insight on the new FLSA laws as it relates to Salary Non-Exempt employees? Does it really affect them at all? Also - any positions within an organization that should be straight…
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