Labor Compliance
Paycheck Deduction – What’s Legal and What’s Not?
While it is tempting to make a paycheck deduction from an employee’s check for lost or broken equipment, mistakes or unreturned property, under California law, it is very difficult to do so outside of legally allowed deductions. It’s even tougher to make paycheck deductions from an employee’s final paycheck. This is a very tightly structured…
Read MoreWhy You Must Take Employee Complaints Seriously
Employees are far more aware of workplace wage and hour laws and likely to discuss issues with fellow employees or seek outside help to deal with issues they are facing. There are new laws that affect most employers with regards to ensure employee complaints, including harassment and discrimination are managed properly. Does your company have…
Read MoreStill have Questions About CA Paid Sick Leave?
The CA Paid Sick Leave law has still be a source of confusion and frustration for many small businesses. Unfortunately the powers that be do not understand the complexity of running a small business AND trying to navigate the State and Federal labor laws. So, we’ve compiled some of the most frequent questions we get…
Read More4 Ways to Make it Easier to Be a Small Business Employer
Being a small business owner is tough enough, but being a small business employer is even tougher. You need to manage your employees, ensure they are productive, and comply with state and federal regulations, all while running the business. Truly a good portion of a business owners job is managing their workforce and keeping it…
Read MoreHow to Make Sense out of Reporting Time Pay
Reporting time pay is not a very complicated matter, but can be if you don’t do things correctly. Heres a quick breakdown of how to handle hours worked, when employees are asked to leave work before their scheduled shift. What is reporting time? When an employee reports to the place of employment for a work,…
Read MoreHow to Correct Payroll Under or Overpayments
Payroll underpayment or overpayment happen at times and employees may be overpaid or underpaid. This may be result of improper hours and overtime calculations, or over or underpaid vacation/sick pay. It’s important that you make corrections properly under the current labor law. Underpayment When underpayments are made, whether it be due to missed hours or…
Read MoreMeal and Rest Breaks – Why You Should Take them Seriously
Meal and rest breaks are still a major issue for small business despite the relatively recent Brinker Decision. The liabilities associated with violations should scare you enough to make sure this is under control. In this post, we WANT to scare the heck out of you, but also give you some steps to make sure…
Read More2018 Labor Law Changes – What You Need to Do Now
A few weeks ago we sent out our weekly HR Minute and informed our clients and followers of the new laws coming into play in 2018. That blog (https://blog.infiniumhr.com/2018-labor-law-changes/) was just a preview so you knew what was coming. We’d like to now follow-up with a primer on what changes you need to make now…
Read More9 Questions You Can’t Ask in a Job Interview
There is a fine line between getting all the information you need during a job interview and asking too much information. It’s easy to cross the line into discrimination if you are not cautious or knowledgeable on what you can and can’t say during a job Interview. Most have an idea of what we can…
Read MoreCalifornia 2018 Minimum Wage Increases
You should know by now that the minimum wage in California is on track to reach $15 per hour by 2022, thanks to Governor Brown signing SB 3 in 2016. California is the first state in the nation to commit to raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour statewide. I am sending this notice…
Read More