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HR Tips
Compliance

Minnesota Expanded its Sick Leave Law on August 1. What Does This Mean for My Business?

Aug 7, 2013
HR Tips
Employment

Do I Have to Provide My Employees with Paid Sick Leave?

Jul 31, 2013
HR Tips
Employment

Must I Pay My Employee Overtime When They Were Told Not to Work Overtime in the First Place?

Jul 24, 2013
HR Tips
Employment

Am I Required to Provide My Employee With Time Off Work to Breastfeed? Do I Have to Pay for This, If So?

Jun 26, 2013
HR Tips
Employment

Can I Pay Independent Contractors a Discretionary Bonus?

Jun 21, 2013
HR Tips
Employment

If My Employee is Out of Paid Time Off, Do I Have to Give Her Unpaid Time Off for an Important Annual Summer Gathering?

Jun 20, 2013
HR Tips
Employment

Do I Need to Keep My Employees’ Form I-9 Separate From the Employees’ Personnel Files?

Jun 13, 2013
HR Tips
Employment

If My Company Offers Hourly Employees a Paid Holiday on Monday, Do I Need to Pay Overtime to Employees if They Work Extra Hours Tuesday-Friday?

May 30, 2013
HR Tips
Compliance

What is the Status of Employment Laws that I Should Know About Now that the MN Legislative Session is Over?

May 22, 2013
HR Tips
Employment

My Employee Just Received a Summons for Jury Duty. Do I Have to Pay Him/Her for Time Off Work to Serve on a Jury?

May 16, 2013
HR Tips
Compliance

Minnesota HR Legislative Update

May 3, 2013
HR Tips
Employment

I Pay My Employees More than Minimum Wage, So I Do Not Need to Pay Extra for Overtime Hours, Right?

Apr 26, 2013
HR Tips
Employment

Must We Allow Employees to Take Paid Time Off (PTO) When They Request to Use Some of Their PTO Allowance for a Vacation?

Apr 10, 2013
HR Tips
Employment

My Employee Wants a Copy of Her Personnel File. Do I Have to Give It to Her?

Apr 4, 2013
HR Tips
Employment

When Do I Need to Complete the Form I-9 for a New Employee?

Mar 28, 2013
HR Tips
Policies

My Employee is Going to Have a Baby and Wants to Take Some Time Off After Birth to Spend Time With the Child. We’re Really Busy. Do I Need to Give Her Time Off?

Mar 21, 2013
HR Tips
Policies

I Have an Employee Who Will be Eligible for FMLA Leave in 2 Months. She Just Had a Baby Today. Can I Start Her FMLA Now?

Mar 15, 2013
HR Tips
Policies

Do I Need to Tell an Employee Why She is Being Fired?

Mar 1, 2013
HR Tips
Employment

What Can I Do if an Employee Refuses to Work Overtime?

Feb 25, 2013
HR Tips
Employment

If I have a Salaried Exempt Manager Who Takes 3/4 of a Day Off to Go to a Baseball Game Can I Just Deduct Some of His Salary to Offset the Time He Didn’t Work?

Feb 22, 2013