People Risk Management Today

Question What are the penalties and costs for misclassifying employees? Answer The answer will depend on a number of factors, such as how many employees are misclassified, how much extra...

Question We have a non-exempt employee who has been working from home. Do we need to pay her for time spent traveling to the office? She’s been asked to drop...

Question Can we ask for more detail when an employee marks “personal” for the reason they’re requesting a vacation day? Answer You can generally ask employees to provide more information...

Question Can we ask employees for proof of COVID-19 vaccination? Answer You can ask employees for proof that they’ve received the COVID-19 vaccine, but you need to be careful about...

Question We’ve recently learned that one of our employees is planning to leave the company and has been applying for positions elsewhere. Can we terminate them? Answer Terminating employment because...

Question The parents of a recently terminated employee have called us several times asking us why their son was fired. Are we required to discuss the matter with them? Answer...

Question One of our employees was arrested today. Can we terminate their employment? Answer We would recommend against terminating employment simply on the basis of an arrest. For one thing,...