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An employer will owe up to three years of back taxes on the misclassifed employee's wages, in addition to fines and interest. And more..

How should you respond if you suspect that an employee is stealing?

There are a couple of things to consider before deciding when to terminate the relationship when an employee gives notice.

Monitoring employee is allowed but there are actions that an employer should take to make sure they are doing so within the law.

A couple months back, LinkedIn posted an article highlighting the 12, most-valued employee traits. Number 2 on their list was self-motivation, stating that, “a good employee never hesitates of taking responsibility or a more responsible position. He/she also ready to work beyond the call of duty to meet goals or to solve problems.” Above and beyond issues of productivity and work ethic, motivated employees set the tone for new hires and they help to promote a positive company

The IRS prohibits employers from offering stipends or reimbursing employees for individual health plans, regardless of the tax treatment of

We recently received this question that you may be wondering about as well... "A non-exempt employee has asked to be paid for the hour she spent checking work email while she was out on vacation. We didn’t request, require, or authorize this work. How do we handle this?" Here is the answer from one of our HR Pros, Jenny... "Although you didn’t give this non-exempt employee permission to check her work email while she was on vacation, you will need to pay her for the time she

Have you ever wondered if you can restrict employee internet use? Internet use can increase chances for viruses and non-work related employee use can cause memory and bandwidth issues. Here is the answer from Russell, one of our HR Pros... Yes, you can (mostly) restrict non-work use of the internet or set guidelines for reasonable work and personal use. You can also routinely monitor internet and email usage patterns on the organization’s hardware, software, and internet conn