by Afilliated HR & Payroll | Jun 6, 2023 | HR Administration, Industrial Relations
1. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Forbids employers from discriminating against job applicants and employees based on their race, color, national origin, sex or religion. An employer cannot retaliate against an employee for objecting to discrimination under...
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 | Jan 26, 2022 | Industrial Relations, Learning & Development, Performance Management
As we enter the new year, the risks of COVID-19 may recede, but the trauma, pain, and disruptions of these past two years will still be with us, affecting our lives and our work. We’ve all struggled, sometimes in ways we can’t pinpoint. In her book Bearing the...
by Afilliated HR & Payroll | Oct 20, 2021 | Industrial Relations
For those entering the world of hiring employees and building a payroll setup, this is both an exhilarating and potentially stressful time. Hiring employees includes a number of important areas, payroll serving as just one major example, and many business owners or...
by Afilliated HR & Payroll | Jun 15, 2021 | Health & Safety, HR Administration, Industrial Relations
Can we share employee vaccination status with managers so they can enforce any policies based on that information, such as masking and social distancing? Yes. Obviously, managers will need this information if they are expected to enforce vaccination-dependent...
by Afilliated HR & Payroll | May 18, 2021 | HR Administration, Industrial Relations, Reminder
What are the penalties and costs for misclassifying employees? The answer will depend on a number of factors, such as how many employees are misclassified, how much extra money they would have been paid if properly classified, and whether or not lawyers or regulatory...
