Ask the Expert: How Should Employee Car Allowance Be Paid?
Can a car allowance be paid on a standalone check without any receipt? Or should this be paid via payroll and to be taxed? Thank you for your inquiry on car allowances paid by employers.
Category: HR Management & Compliance
There are dozens of details to take care of in the day-to-day operation of your department and your company. We give you case studies, news updates, best practices and training tips that keep your organization fully in compliance with ever-changing employment law, and you fully aware of emerging HR trends.
Illinois Court Finds Chicago Eatery’s FLSA Claims Unappetizing
By Steven L. Brenneman, Fox, Swibel, Levin & Carroll, LLP Does your organization use independent contractors or other workers labeled “owners” or “partners” who aren’t considered employees? If so, a recent decision by a federal court judge in Chicago that shows the danger in misclassifying employees may give you indigestion.
Q&A: How Can We Safely Conduct an FLSA Compliance Audit?
By Holly Jones, JD, BLR Senior Legal Editor Question: In preparation for the new regulations coming on December 1, we’d like to conduct a comprehensive Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) audit of all of our positions. We expect that some positions will be reclassified based on salary threshold, but we may also have some positions […]
Benefit from Stay Interviews with Action
In yesterday’s Advisor, we explored how the stay interview can help lower your turnover rates. Today we’ll see what else you can gain from these interviews.
Go for the Gold with Industrial Athletes
The 2016 Olympics kick off August 5! To celebrate the global event, here’s a popular story about how to leverage athleticism in the workplace.
Don’t Wait Until the Exit Interview
With employees remaining at an organization for approximately 4.6 years, you are going to be forking out a lot because of turnover costs. Waiting for an employee to leave to see whether he or she had concerns with the organization is too late. Try the stay interview instead.
Have You Seen Thrive Magazine?
Dear Reader, The editors of HR Daily Advisor know how challenging it can be to find quality, pertinent information concerning the latest HR, recruiting, and leadership issues. While there are many paid services that BLR offers to get companies compliant, up to speed, and successful, we also like to provide our readers with offerings that […]
An FLSA Q&A: How Do You Conduct a Compliance Audit?
By Holly Jones, JD One of the hottest topics in labor law lately is the new changes coming to overtime exemption rules under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The changes will be massive for some organizations, and many will be conducting audits to ensure compliance—but will they be auditing correctly? Here with a Q&A […]
15 Tactics to Prevent FMLA Abuse
By Kate McGovern Tornone, Editor As evidenced by a session from the 2016 Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Conference & Exposition held last month in Washington D.C., Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) abuse continues to be hot topic for employers.
Ask the Expert: Does USERRA Apply to Voluntary Active Duty?
We have an employee that is a member of the Army National Guard. He is considering applying for an Active Duty position within the Guard. If he applies for this position and he is approved for voluntary active duty while still employed with us, will the USERRA guidelines still apply?