If employees are scheduled to begin working at 6 a.m., but no one from management shows up until 7 a.m. to unlock the doors, can the workers be penalized and docked an hour of pay?

PODCAST: If employees are scheduled to begin working at 6 a.m., but no one from management shows up until 7 a.m. to unlock the doors, can the workers be penalized and docked an hour of pay?

I have an employee who would like to be referred to with gender-neutral pronouns. What is our obligation to this employee, and do we face possible legal repercussions?

I can’t afford a full-time HR person, but I need help onboarding new hires. What can I do?

An employee quit because they were bored and couldn’t transfer to another role based on a company’s policy. Is this a good policy to keep?

There’s always someone in the office counting the number of vacation days each person takes, which makes extra paid vacation days a tricky thing to offer.

The National Labor Relations Act protects your right to discuss working conditions with your coworkers, and that includes salaries.

“Can full-time, permanent employees do freelance work for our California-based company if that work falls outside their job description?”

The Fair Labor Standards Act has strict rules regarding paying nonexempt employees, and California is even stricter; one of the key components is that employees must be paid for every hour they work

“Evil HR Lady” Suzanne Lucas explains what you should say — and what you shouldn’t — when a prospective employer calls with a reference check.