by Afilliated HR & Payroll | May 18, 2022 | HR Administration, Industrial Relations, Regulatory Compliance, Reminder
Now that we’ve become a “remote first” company with most of our employees working from home, we’ve started hiring remote employees in other parts of the country. We’re covered by FMLA because we have more than 50 employees—even at our headquarters alone. Will our...
by Afilliated HR & Payroll | May 13, 2022 | HR Administration, Regulatory Compliance, Reminder
What is age discrimination? Age discrimination (sometimes called ageism) means treating people less favorably because of their age. In the workplace, this commonly happens when an employer favors a younger worker over an older one. In some cases, age discrimination is...
by Afilliated HR & Payroll | May 11, 2022 | HR Administration
In the 2009 movie Up in the Air, George Clooney and Anna Kendrick play corporate downsizers—HR consultants that companies across the country hire to terminate employees for them. The practice wasn’t exactly common at the time, and fortunately never took off, but it...
by Afilliated HR & Payroll | May 4, 2022 | Reminder
The IRS says, “All taxpayers should review their federal withholding each year to make sure they’re not having too little or too much tax withheld.” However, employees may not be aware of the IRS’ suggestion, which is why employers should tell...
by Afilliated HR & Payroll | May 2, 2022 | HR Administration, Performance Management
An employee in a job that regularly requires lifting 50 pounds now says they can only regularly lift 25 because of an off-the-job injury. Can we terminate? Possibly, but proceed with caution. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires employers that have 15 or...