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Employee Complains Coworkers Speak in Foreign Language: What Now?
We have nine employees in one office area. One employee complained that three of their coworkers speak to each other in another language. The...
How to Handle Final Pay of a Deceased Employee
Over the weekend, one of our employees passed away. How do we handle his final paycheck?
The death of an employee can cause emotional and...
Heat Illness Prevention Review in Order as Summer Temperatures Rise
What are the basic requirements for protecting workers from heat illness?
Reviewing the requirements for preventing heat illness among workers is a good idea, especially...
Rules for Cell Phone Use at Work? Factors for Employers to Consider
What can we do about employees always being on their cell phones?
Cell phones can take a major toll on productivity at work, but employees’...
Steps for Authenticating a Medical Certification for Family Leave
I have an employee who is taking a leave of absence using the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and California Family Rights...
Fitness-for-Duty Exam? Best to Use Cautious, Case-by-Case Approach
After taking time off to have major surgery, one of my employees just returned to work. They have a strenuous job, and I’m concerned...
Self-Audit Helps Ensure Prompt Correction of Form I-9 Errors
During a self-audit of our Forms I-9, we discovered that one of our employees had filled out the Spanish language Form I-9 instead of...
Options to Consider When Regular Payday Falls on Weekend or Holiday
My company has been in business for less than a year, and when we started we decided to go with a bimonthly pay schedule....
California Overtime Covers Employee Working Temporarily Out of State
We are sending a nonexempt employee to a trade show in a state that does not have daily overtime. Because the employee will be...
Missed Rest Break? Employer’s Responsibility Depends on Situation
An employee didn’t record on our break log that she took her second rest break and when asked, she claims she “forgot” to take...
