Category Archives: Human Resources
Wage & Hour Series: Enforcement
In this four-part series on common wage & hour issues, we’ve discussed overtime, minimum wage and FMLA. Other WHD issues remain, but since they don’t generally apply to most of our company’s clients, we’ll simply refer curious individuals to the … Read Full Post
Wage & Hour Series: FMLA
Welcome to the third installment in this series on Wage and Hour issues. In our last blog, we reviewed minimum wage and today, we’ll discuss FMLA. The Family & Medical Leave Act protects workers who are living with a serious … Read Full Post
Wage & Hour Series: Minimum Wage
Welcome back to our series on Wage & Hour issues. Last time, we discussed overtime pay and, in this installment, we’ll review what you need to keep in mind about minimum wage. As you can probably figure out without our … Read Full Post
Wage & Hour Series: Overtime
Every manager should know that the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires employers to pay overtime to workers who are not classified as exempt. Overtime (OT) is defined as pay at a rate of not less than time and one-half … Read Full Post
Florida Businesses Now Required to Report Earnings of Independent Contractors
If you read the headline above and concluded there was nothing new, like us, you’d be wrong. Effective October 1st, Fisher & Phillips explains that a new Florida law requires “any service provider” – not just businesses – to report … Read Full Post
What We’re Reading – 6 Strategies to Improve the Onboarding Process for Hybrid Workers
It’s no wonder employers work hard to assure a good fit and acclimation process for a new employee. Aside from the human aspect, the high cost of having a vacant position and later refilling a position make these an absolute … Read Full Post
What We’re Reading – Burnout is soaring. Here are 7 ways employers can help.
Is there a human being on the planet who hasn’t been affected in some way by COVID? Highly doubtful. We’ve seen (actual or reports of) people becoming infected and/or dying; regular and often quickly-changing recommendations for safety; disruptions to our … Read Full Post
What We’re Reading – Major trend coming as COVID-19 vaccines show up in job listings
Recent reports mentioned in an HRExecutive article show a huge – 5,000% since January! – increase in the number of high-level job postings requiring candidates to be vaccinated against COVID-19. It’s also interesting to note that this requirement is not … Read Full Post
HR Issues and the Employed Practitioner – Part 2
In Part 1 of this blog series, we explored the issue of untimely processing of a clinician’s work, namely locking progress notes and signing off on lab reports and other documents. This time, let’s look at attendance and punctuality challenges … Read Full Post
HR Issues and the Employed Practitioner – Part 1
Every group practice administrator knows that issues with healthcare practitioners – both physicians and non-physician practitioners – occur, if not abound, and pose a great challenge. It goes without saying that we need our medical practitioners! Without them, we can’t … Read Full Post