Question of the Week: What Should We Consider When Offering Floating Holidays?
Question: What should we know about floating holidays before deciding whether to offer them? Answer: Floating holidays are a type of paid leave that allow employees to observe personal, cultural, or religious occasions not covered by your organization’s designated holiday calendar. Employees usually appreciate them, and they generally pose little burden on employers. Here […]
Question of the Week: Can a Nonexempt Employee be Paid by Salary?
Question: Can a nonexempt employee be paid a salary? Answer: Yes, a nonexempt employee can be paid on a salary basis rather than by the hour. However, this classification can be tricky in practice. It means that the employee is paid a set salary while still being eligible for overtime if they work more than […]
Preventing Burnout by Helping Employees Find Meaning at Work
This HR Brief Newsletter discusses HR trends for 2026 and shares tips to help employees find meaning at work.
Question of the Week: How Can We Prevent Pay Discrimination?
You can help prevent pay discrimination by basing all pay decisions on legitimate, job-related criteria. Here’s how to do that: Establish a clear, written compensation strategy that defines pay ranges, job classifications, and criteria for starting pay, raises, and bonuses. These criteria often include performance, skill level, and tenure along with market data for each […]
Preparing for an Extra Bi-weekly Payroll Period in 2026
We wanted to share an article titled “Preparing for an Extra Bi-weekly Payroll Period in 2026” that provides an overview of salaries, explores the implications of an additional bi-weekly payroll period, and offers strategies to prepare for it next year.
Health Plan Affordability: Avoiding Common Mistakes
The ACA’s “pay-or-play” rules require applicable large employers (ALEs) to offer affordable, minimum value health coverage to their full-time employees or risk paying a penalty. This Compliance Overview addresses common mistakes ALEs should avoid when determining health plan affordability under the ACA’s pay-or-play rules.
Upcoming Webinar: ACA Readiness 2026: Are You Prepared to File with Confidence?
ACA Readiness 2026: Are You Prepared to File with Confidence? Tuesday, Feb 3, 2026 10:00 AM PT | 1:00 PM ET Register here: Link ACA filing deadlines are just around the corner, and many employers don’t discover reporting issues until after forms have already been submitted. At that point, fixes can be costly, time-consuming, and stressful. With […]
Question of the Week: How Do I Calculate Overtime When an Employee Takes PTO During the Same Week?
Question of the Week JANUARY 21, 2026 QUESTION How do I calculate overtime when an employee takes PTO and gets paid for more than 40 hours in the workweek? ANSWER You’re only required to pay overtime when a nonexempt employee works more than 40 hours in a workweek. Paid time the employee didn’t work—such as vacation, paid […]
Calculating FMLA Leave During Holiday Weeks
Holiday weeks can pose an extra administrative challenge for employers with employees on leave under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). This Compliance Overview discusses how to calculate FMLA leave properly when it is taken during weeks that include a holiday.
Question of the Week: Can I Track Hours Worked by Exempt Employees?
Question of the Week JANUARY 07, 2026 QUESTION Can I track hours worked by exempt employees? ANSWER You can, but we generally recommend not tracking unless you’ve got a legitimate business reason for doing so. Most exempt employees don’t expect to have to track their hours and will likely bristle at the idea. After all, not having […]