by Afilliated HR & Payroll | Jun 10, 2022 | Benefits & Compensation, HR Administration
Are we required to pay summer interns? It depends on whether the worker is considered an employee. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has adopted the primary beneficiary test to determine whether a worker is an employee or an intern. If the worker primarily benefits...
by Afilliated HR & Payroll | May 26, 2022 | HR Administration
What are the basic steps of a harassment investigation? When an employer receives a harassment claim, they have a legal obligation to examine the claim by conducting a thorough investigation. This includes the following steps: Select an interviewer. Typically, this...
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 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...
