HR & Employment
Classification, compliance, onboarding and termination in the US. For broader reference, consult Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Onboarding the First 90 Days: What Has to Happen and When
A week-by-week onboarding structure, who owns each part, and the signals that tell you it is working — before the resignation tells you it did no
HR & EmploymentTerminating an Employee: Documentation, Timing, and Final Pay
What to have on file before the decision, how to run the conversation, and the state-by-state obligations on final pay, accrued vacation, and not
HR & EmploymentAt-Will Employment Explained: What It Does and Does Not Allow
At-will is the default in almost every US state — and it is narrower than most employers think. The exceptions, the ways employers accidentally g
HR & EmploymentW-2 or 1099: How Worker Classification Actually Gets Decided
The federal test is in flux, the IRS uses a different one, and several states are stricter than both. What determines classification, and what mi
HR & EmploymentI-9 and E-Verify: The Compliance Basics Every Employer Needs
Which Form I-9 edition is current, the completion deadlines, what E-Verify adds, and the electronic-system deadline that has just passed.
HR & EmploymentExempt or Non-Exempt Under the FLSA: The Overtime Question
The three tests that decide overtime exemption, the current federal salary threshold, and why states change the answer. What employers get wrong
HR & EmploymentWriting an Offer Letter That Does Not Create Obligations You Did Not Intend
What belongs in an offer letter, the phrasing that has been argued to create contractual commitments, and the conditions to state before someone
HR & EmploymentBackground Checks and the FCRA: What You Must Do Before and After
The standalone disclosure requirement, the two-step adverse action process, and the state and local rules restricting when criminal history can b
HR & EmploymentInterview Questions That Create EEOC Exposure
The questions to remove from your interviews, the ones that are risky by proxy, and how to get the information you actually need without them.
HR & EmploymentReasonable Accommodation Under the ADA: The Interactive Process
What triggers the obligation, how the interactive process actually works, what undue hardship means in practice, and the mistakes that create lia