The term “quiet quitting” has recently been hard to avoid on the internet, in the media and in the workplace. Unlike its name implies, it has nothing to do with the employee actually quitting their job. Rather, it’s when an employee will not give more than the bare minimum and put in any extra effort. Employers can attempt to improve performance by such employees by ensuring they have good managers in place throughout their organizations.
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CIS’s Proposed Regulation to Allow for Three-Year TN Status Adopted on October 16
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On October 16, 2008, the Department of Homeland Security adopted the May 9, 2008 proposed regulation without change. Therefore, effective October 16, 2008, qualifying individuals now may obtain initial periods of TN status or extensions of status for up to three years.
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Deductions From Pay Can Be Dangerous!
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Are you making improper deductions from employees’ pay without even realizing it? Have you ever had a manager who is consistently late and you want to impose a fine equal to 15 minutes of pay for each occurrence? Or an hourly employee who loses or destroys company tools or equipment and you want them to pay you back for what they broke? What about an employee who resigns while he or she has a negative leave balance? In all these situations, making a deduction from pay makes logical sense. But these deductions may be contrary to wage and hour law.
First, many states have laws requiring employers to obtain employee authorization prior to making deductions from pay. The Ohio wage and hour statutes refer to “employee authorized deductions” generally and specifically require employers to have express authorization before making deductions for damage to tools or equipment. See Ohio Rev. Code §§ 4113.15; 4113.19. Pay careful attention to state law before you make any deductions from pay! You should also consider including a general deductions policy in your handbook, and realize that you may need to obtain specific waivers for certain deductions from pay.Continue Reading Deductions From Pay Can Be Dangerous!