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Voluntary Classification Settlement Program
Last Updatedin Benefits & Compensation, HR Compliance
Question: What is the new Voluntary Classification Settlement Program (VCSP) and what, if anything, does my company need to do? Answer: The new Voluntary Classification Settlement Program (VCSP) was developed by the IRS to provide payroll tax relief to employers that reclassify their workers (as employees) for future tax periods. Part of the Fresh Start initiative […]
Am I Required to Offer COBRA?
Last Updatedin Benefits & Compensation, HR Compliance
Question: How do I determine if I have to offer COBRA to our employees for their health insurance? We are ‘on the bubble’ with 21 employees this year, but some are part time. Answer: According to the Department of Labor, group health plans for employers with 20 or more employees on more than 50 percent […]
Snow Storm Pay
Last Updatedin Benefits & Compensation
Question: What do you pay when a snow storm hits? Answer: This winter has been one for the record books, and with nearly two months of winter left to go there is a good chance that companies will be faced with this question. Fortunately, two Labor Department opinion letters help clarify the confusing issue of […]
Exemption Status of Inside Sales
Last Updatedin Benefits & Compensation
How do you handle the exemption status for Inside Sales employees?
Paying Employees for Work-Related Activities
Last Updatedin Benefits & Compensation
The other day I asked an employee to drop off some paperwork at a client’s on their way to lunch – it was on the way. When the employee turned in their time for the week they included that drive time to the client’s. Do I need to pay employees for their time when they are driving past the establishment anyway?
Employee Engagement…From Beginning to End
Last Updatedin Employee Relations
By Patti Dunham, MA, MBA, SPHR and Debbie Hatke, MA, SPHR Employee engagement; we’ve heard the term before and as HR professionals we know and we preach that “happy” employees are “productive” employees. But do we really understand engagement? Have we really tried to truly get employees engaged? Do we recognize, and act on the knowledge, […]
Active Shooter Training: Surviving the Unthinkable
Last Updatedin Health, Safety & Security
By David Powell with Strategic HR Unfortunately, there have been an increased number of active shooter incidents across the country. With the increase in number, it becomes even more critical to ensure we help prepare our employees should the unthinkable happen. However, many employers are unsure where to begin to help prepare their employees for […]