Compensation & Benefits

You’re not required to give reservists a post-duty rest period

01/01/2005

If you have military reservists on staff, you can call them to work right after they return from their weekend duty or other service obligations. Contrary to what you may have …

Don’t offer comp time to nonexempt employees

01/01/2005

Q. Can we offer our nonexempt employees comp time instead of overtime pay during a pay period? If we can, do we have to offer it at one and a half times, just like overtime is paid? For example, if an employee works one hour of overtime, do we have to give him one and a half hours of comp time? —J.C., Ohio

Enforce use-it-or-lose-it vacation with a clear policy

01/01/2005

Issue: How to handle employees’ vacation leave left over at year-end or when they leave your employ.
Benefit: A clearly written policy can protect you from disputes and unnecessary compensation. …

All staff on payroll count toward FMLA threshold

01/01/2005

Q. We’re a church with six full-time employees, three part-timers and six musicians who are paid per performance. Are we subject to FMLA? And who counts as an “employee” under the law: full-time, part-time and on-call workers, such as our musicians? —E.E., North Carolina

Beware of costly time-clock ’rounding’

01/01/2005

If your organization uses a time clock, you probably haven’t thought about whether it’s programmed accurately. But a seemingly small hiccup in “rounding” hourly employees’ work time could cost big bucks. …

Payroll records: What to track (and for how long)

01/01/2005

Violating Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) timekeeping rules can be a costly error, as the hospital in one case discovered. The FLSA requires employers to keep at least the following …

Employee fraud: Know whom (and what) to look out for

01/01/2005

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Compensation & Benefits

You’re not required to give reservists a post-duty rest period

Don’t offer comp time to nonexempt employees

Enforce use-it-or-lose-it vacation with a clear policy

All staff on payroll count toward FMLA threshold

Beware of costly time-clock ’rounding’

Payroll records: What to track (and for how long)

Employee fraud: Know whom (and what) to look out for

Explore new generation of Internet-based payroll services

No need to accommodate those who want to work overtime

Be consistent when bending policies to suit elder care needs

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