The Human Resource

Are you paying your employees for travel between job sites? Learn how the US Supreme Court has reinforced the Department of Labor's interpretation of the Fair Labor Standards Act on travel time.

Who would have thought we would be talking about national origin discrimination against Americans? It's a real occurrence. and In this episode, Pandy shares the new EEOC updates of educational materials and landing page dedicated to national origin discrimination here in the US. Learn what not to do, and how some companies are circulating in the news for their mistakes.

Every company—no matter how small—should have an emergency response plan. OSHA has wonderful templates and examples on how to create a plan. In this episode, Pandy stresses the minimum training every company should be doing to prepare for the unknown and unexpected emergency.

Did you realize strong time management skills can effect the regulatory and compliance aspects of human resources? In this episode, Pandy shares a page from the workshop "A Big Step; moving from Peer to Supervisor" on how improving time management skills and training supervisors on this competency can eliminate all sorts of HR violations.

Did you realize strong time management skills can effect the regulatory and compliance aspects of Human Resources? In this episode, Pandy shares a page from the workshop "A Big Step; moving from Peer to Supervisor" on how improving time management skills and training supervisors on this competency can eliminate all sorts of HR violations.

Are you reviewing your handbook for the new year? Learn why this is important and what "unusual" policies you might want to add.

It's fourth quarter—so what should you be doing in HR? The 4th Quarter HR Audit is Pandy's answer. In this episode, Pandy will review a number of items and functions that you can and should review to assure they are updated and compliant for 2026. From beneficiaries to contract agreements, Pandy gives you a list of functions and procedures that can create unnecessary expense and chaos if left unchecked.

When can you legally terminate someone for job abandonment? Is there a reason when you can't? Pandy walks through all the aspects to consider when using the reason of job abandonment for termination. It's not as easy as some think, but a topic well worth the discussion.

Before you make that deduction from an exempt workers payroll, listen to Pandy as she shares some of the most common mistakes made to a salary. Starting with a clarification of the classification of exempt status, she provides nine things to review to assure your compliant with your exempt payroll practices.

The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals has redefined adverse action in a recent case involving an employee working for the Social Security Administration. In this episode, Pandy shares some insight on what to consider and the importance of communication when changing an employee's job in any way and for any reason.