A paid time off policy can look straightforward on paper. An employee earns a certain number of hours each year, uses those hours when taking time away from work, and carries some or all of the remaining balance into the next year. The problems usually appear when employers try to...
Paid Sick Leave Accrual: How to Track It Correctly Across Multiple States
Managing paid sick leave becomes much more complicated when a business has employees working in more than one state. A policy that works for an employee in one location may not satisfy the rules that apply to someone doing the same job somewhere else. States can differ on accrual rates,...
Biometric Time Clock Laws: What Employers Must Do Before Scanning a Fingerprint
Fingerprint time clocks can make employee attendance tracking faster and more convenient. Instead of carrying badges, remembering PINs, or manually entering hours, employees can clock in or out using a fingerprint or another biometric characteristic. For employers, this can reduce practices such as employees clocking in for one another and...