Don't HR Alone

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ts3aW2E7J1Q] This episode covers COVID-19 liability. As an employer recovering from shutdowns in your area, you may be in danger of getting a consumer or employment complaint from their potentially getting sick in your office or store. The liability shield for these situations is a major part of the discussion for the proposed stimulus bill because there is...

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWS79DfmIZA] Despite the many drastic developments that the U.S. has undergone in 2020, the Department of Labor remains vigilant in prosecuting and charging those convicted of primary violations. This episode covers the five cases filed last month. Three unrelated employers in Florida and Minnesota have paid a combined $6,528 in back wages to three employee...

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RP7oCJPkkSM] On August 3, 2020, a Tennessee Valley Authority action prompted President Trump to issue an Executive Order that cracks down on H-1B visas by requiring federal agencies that use government contractors to scrutinize contracts awarded in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 to determine whether: Contractors and subcontractors used temporary foreign labor f...

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8s1XvWo4V0] A recent COVID-19 employer survey conducted by Willis Towers Watson says that a majority of North American employers expect that most of their furloughed workers will return to work by the first quarter of 2021. However, relatively few employers expect this to be the case for laid-off employees. Even though more employees are working remotely t...

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4ou875lubg] The California Labor Commissioner’s Office has filed separate lawsuits against transportation companies Uber and Lyft for committing wage theft by misclassifying employees as independent contractors, which deprived their drivers of a host of legal protections such as paid sick leave and reimbursement of drivers’ expenses, in violation of Califo...

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Owy-xuAGWFU] Today’s episode explains President Trump’s recent executive order to extend pandemic unemployment benefits, student loan payment deferrals, eviction protections, and payroll tax cuts in the wake of COVID-19. One of the new benefits allows for $400 per week into December, compared to the previous unemployment insurance of $600. President Trump e...

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ojro6EBuw8&w=560&h=315] In this episode, we answer four common questions regarding harassment in the workplace. We received a complaint about harassment. How should we respond? When a company suspects that an employee has violated its harassment or discrimination policy, we recommend conducting a complete (and well-documented) investigation into th...

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTCyKVzjues] Today’s episode summarizes all we have discussed regarding the FLSA exemption and provides an assessment that we recommend you perform with every single one of your employees. Even if the information you write down is not entirely accurate, simply having this information on paper for each of your employees makes a huge difference whenever a sit...

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2c6Zy4kgM8] In Part 3 of our series on understanding FLSA exemptions, we went over the qualifications for the professional employee exemption. In Part 4, we will cover the computer employee, outside sales employee, and highly-compensated worker exemption. To qualify for the computer employee exemption, the following tests must be met: The employee must be...

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wvWuy0oBhU] In Part 2 of our series on understanding FLSA exemptions, we went over the qualifications for the administrative employee exemption. In Part 3, we will cover the professional exemption. There are two general types of exempt professional employees: learned professionals and creative professionals. To qualify for the learned professional employee...

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMr29G6SAUw]  In Part 1 of our series on understanding FLSA exemptions, we went over what an exempt employee is, what you can and cannot do to their pay, and why you may want to have an exempt employee. In Part 2, we are deep-diving into the administrative exemption. To qualify for the administrative employee exemption, all of the following tests must be me...

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jY6wzGSvdhY] In this episode, we break down salaried versus hourly pay. This is going to be Part 1 of 5 for our weeklong coverage of the exempt and non-exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires that most covered employees in the United States be paid at least the federal minimum wage for all hours worked a...

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KZ8yZlZQoA] In Part 2 of this six-part series, we go into further discussion on employee classification with regards to independent contractors vs employees. We will start by covering the other two other tests which the NLRA uses to determine the employer-worker relationship: The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Economic Realities Test and the Discriminatio...

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9to1DzgGAOk] In this episode, we discuss the new Q&A released by the Department of Labor around Coronavirus, particularly with regards to labor-related scenarios. QUESTION #1: How many hours is an employer obligated to pay an hourly employee who works a partial week because the employer’s business is closed? Under the Families First Coronavirus Response...

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fkIAe7X-VQ] In this episode, we discuss the Affordable Care Act in 2020. This year’s changes include the suspension of the penalty for the individual mandate. While the penalty is now $0, note that it is still illegal to not have health insurance. The affordability percentages have likewise changed as of July 2020. We will go into the affordability require...

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUiQw_nynjE] What is the Difference Between Form 1099-MISC and Form 1099-NEC? In Part 2 of this six-part series, we discuss the important differences between Form 1099-MISC and Form 1099-NEC which made its return in the 2020 tax year after a 38-year absence. Form 1099-MISC, meaning Miscellaneous Income, is an information return that businesses use to report...

In this six-part series, we take a look at employee classification . When looking to hire for your business, it’s important to look at whether you’ll be taking on an independent contractor or a traditional employee . You’ll also need to decide whether the job is going to be FLSA Exempt or nonexempt and, finally, whether you’re hiring for a full-time or part-time position. In Part 1, we discuss why...

Every business has put together multi-year strategies, and from there worked backward to establish short-term goals. With the unexpected impact of COVID-19, many of these big picture plans lost steam. This is particularly true for small businesses. While a number of larger companies may have the resources to continue to scale in spite of the current situation, a good amount of those operations wit...

Everything that happens in life is neutral until you put a label on them. Listen in as today’s guest shares how he was able to turn a near-death experience into a catalyst that shaped his life’s purpose: to help corporate leaders and their people build resiliency. We have interviewed Michael O’Brien, executive business coach, TEDx speaker, author, and Chief Shift Officer at Peloton Executive Coach...

Turbulent times paralyze the majority. The remaining few see strife as an opportunity to claim what many are not able to see just yet. We see this playing out today in the business world, a few months into the world-shaking effects of COVID-19. While countless companies have folded, others have embraced the realities of VUCA and steered their strategy toward rebuilding their teams through strength...

Focus the organization and fuel the people. It’s easy for leaders in business to get caught up in managing others and accomplishing tasks over connection and introspection. As we learn in today’s episode, 77% of leadership comes from who a leader is , and not what they do . Our guest presents a case—backed up by industry data and statistics—for becoming inwardly sound and others-focused as the two...

Spend your energy wisely. Automation, and any other duplicatable process, allows you to minimize the time it takes to execute your processes and frees up time for you and your team to think about how you can improve those same processes. The more value you can extract from a single hour of your day, the greater the outcome that you are ultimately trying to achieve as a company. Conducting one-on-o...

[vimeo 430717492 w=640 h=360] PPP Forgiveness New App Walkthrough from People Processes on Vimeo . I'm going to show you a little bit about the New PPP Forgiveness Applications. There are now two of them. One an EZ version, one a full version, we're going to talk about which one you should use, and then we'll walk through them.  So to get started, we have the four documents that you need to downlo...

We're gonna be talking about two things that have happened in the last week. On June 15th, the Supreme Court issued some landmark federal civil rights laws, rulings that have affected Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It prohibited discrimination based on sex. But they have now determined that that includes gay and transgender employees. So we're gonna talk about how that affects things....

[vimeo 422432919 w=640 h=360] People Processes Podcast: OSHA Strikes Back from People Processes on Vimeo . And today, we're going to be taking a look at some new OSHA updates that have come down the way. So let's dive right in. So the first thing to know is that during the COVID-19 crisis, OSHA has been heavily criticized for its lack of response, they've been considered missing in action by many...