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- # - Back to Top 1,000-hour rule (pension/retirement benefits) Part-Time / Full-Time Status Pay and Benefits 2-week notice rule (resignation or discharge) Types of Work Separations 20% rule (good cause to quit) 20% rule 30-hour rule (health insurance benefits) Part-Time / Full-Time Status Pay and Benefits 8/80 rule (overtime) Hours Worked - General
- A - Back to Top A to Z of Personnel Policies - contents TABLE OF CONTENTS ABC test Independent Contractors / Contract Labor Absenteeism Attendance and Leave Policies Accrued leave Accrued Leave Payouts Vacation and Sick Leave Acknowledgment of receipt Acknowledgement Of Receipt Of Employee Handbook ADEA Early Retirement - Voluntary Leave Incentives - Age Discrimination Issues Administrative fees Deductions for Administrative Fees Affirmative action Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity Policies Job Postings and Recruitment Age discrimination Early Retirement - Voluntary Leave Incentives - Age Discrimination Issues Agility tests Pre-Employment Tests and Examinations AIDS AIDS Alcohol testing Drug and Alcohol Policies Alimony - wage garnishment Accrued Leave Payouts Allowable Deductions Under the FLSA Deductions for Administrative Fees Employees Without Social Security Numbers Final Pay Minimizing the Risk of Wage Claims Severance Pay Texas Payday Law Deduction Summary Work Separations - General Alternative staffing Alternatives to Hiring Employees Directly Annual salary Annual Salary Paid in Shorter Period Appeals Quick Do's And Don'ts In UI Claims And Appeals UI Appeal Process Unemployment Insurance Law: The Claim and Appeal Process Applications Job Applications Assault and battery Workplace Investigations - Basic Issues for Employers Attendance Attendance Policy Attendance policies Attendance and Leave Policies Attitude - poor attitude Unemployment Insurance Law - The Claim and Appeal Process Audits Advanced FLSA Issues Alternatives to Hiring Employees Directly Appendix B - Tax Audits and Rule 13 Hearings Independent Contractors / Contract Labor TWC Audits Authorization for deductions Deduction Problems under the Texas Payday Law Automated timekeeping systems Use of Automated Timekeeping Systems
- B - Back to Top Background checks Background Check References and Background Checks Bad-weather days Bad Weather - Pay and Attendance Issues Salary Test for Exempt Employees Ban the box References and Background Checks Bankruptcy - garnishment Allowable Deductions Under the FLSA Minimizing the Risk of Wage Claims Texas Payday Law Deduction Summary Base Period How Do Unemployment Claims Affect an Employer? Probationary Periods Unemployment Insurance Law - Claim Notices Unemployment Insurance Law - Eligibility Issues Battery Workplace Investigations - Basic Issues for Employers Beards Dress Codes and Grooming Standards Benefits 1,000-hour rule (pension/retirement benefits) Part-Time / Full-Time Status Pay and Benefits Texas Payday Law Basics - Fringe Benefits Best candidate Deciding on the Best Candidate for the Job Body ornamentation Dress Codes and Grooming Standards Bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ) Deciding on the Best Candidate for the Job Bonuses Bonuses and Incentives and Exclusions Calculation of the Regular Rate of Pay Final Pay - Severance Benefits Methods of Pay Pay and Benefits Regular Rate for Employees Paid a Commission Regular Rate of Pay for Hourly Employees Texas Payday Law Basics - Final Pay for Commissions and Bonuses Unemployment Insurance Law: The Claim and Appeal Process - III.E. Reduction in Hours or Pay Rate Book rates Regular Rate for Book Rates and Flag Rates Breach of contract Other Types of Employment-Related Litigation Breaks Breaks Fair Labor Standards Act - What It Does and Does Not Do Nursing Mothers Smoking Breaks Smoking Policy Breast-feeding / breast-pumping Breaks Fair Labor Standards Act - What It Does and Does Not Do Nursing Mothers
- C - Back to Top Calculating overtime pay Calculating Overtime Pay Case studies - independent contractors Appendix C - Independent Contractor Case Studies Cash wages Delivery of Wages Cell phones Cell Phones and Other Electronic Devices Checklist - termination Discipline Termination Checklist Check stubs Delivery of Wages Chargebacks Estimate Chargebacks and Tax Rates Chargeback Protection Medical Absence Warnings Medical Separations Notice of Maximum Potential Chargeback Child Labor Child Labor Child support Accrued Leave Payouts Allowable Deductions Under the FLSA Deductions for Administrative Fees Employees Without Social Security Numbers Final Pay Minimizing the Risk of Wage Claims Severance Pay Texas Payday Law Deduction Summary Work Separations - General Co-employment Alternatives to Hiring Employees Directly COBRA COBRA Commissions Regular Rate for Employees Paid a Commission Texas Payday Law Basics - Final Pay for Commissions and Bonuses Texas Payday Law Basics - Pay Methods Common paymaster Alternatives to Hiring Employees Directly Company-issued credit cards Company-Issued Credit Cards Compensation Offers of Employment and Compensation Agreements Pay Agreements Pay and Benefits Compensatory time Advanced FLSA Issues Complaints Grievances Compliance - FLSA Advanced FLSA Issues Computer policies Computer, E-Mail, and Internet Policy (outline of issues) Computer, E-Mail, and Internet Use Policy (sample policy) Monitoring Company Computers And The Internet Computer professionals Other Types of White-Collar Exemptions Salary Test for Exempt Employees Concealment Concealment Concluding and preparatory activities Preparatory and Concluding Activities Conduct Attendance and Leave Policies Discipline Smoking Breaks Unemployment Insurance Law - Qualification Issues Workplace Investigations - Basic Issues for Employers Confidentiality Confidentiality of Information Confidentiality of medical information Medical Information Confidentiality Policy Conflict of interest Conflict of Interest Conflict of Interest, Trade Secrets, Non-Competition Agreements Constructive Discharge Other Types of Employment-Related Litigation Consultants Appendix A - Consultants - Comparison List Contact Agencies Contact Information Contract labor Independent Contractors / Contract Labor Conventions - time off for political conventions Voting - Time Off Court-ordered garnishment Accrued Leave Payouts Allowable Deductions Under the FLSA Deductions for Administrative Fees Employees Without Social Security Numbers Final Pay Minimizing the Risk of Wage Claims Severance Pay Texas Payday Law Deduction Summary Wage Overpayments Work Separations - General Credit cards Company-Issued Credit Cards Criminal history References and Background Checks Cultural issues Cultural Differences In Workplace Investigations
- D - Back to Top Davis-Bacon Act Prevailing Wage Issues Day rates Regular Rate for Day Rates and Job Rates Debit cards Electronic Fund Transfer of Wages (Direct Deposit) Deceased employee's final pay Delivery of Wages Deductions from pay Deductions from Exempt Employees' Salaries Deduction Problems under the Texas Payday Law Deductions from Pay Texas Payday Law Deduction Summary Wage Deduction Authorization Agreement Defamation Other Types of Employment-Related Litigation Workplace Investigations - Basic Issues for Employers Deferred pay Advanced FLSA Issues Direct deposit Electronic Fund Transfer of Wages (Direct Deposit) Direction and control Independent Contractors / Contract Labor Disciplinary investigation An Employee's Right To Representation Workplace Investigations - Basic Issues For Employers Disciplinary pay cuts Disciplinary cuts in pay or hours Discipline Discipline Medical absence warnings Termination Checklist Disclaimers Disclaimers - General Pay Agreements Discrimination Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity Policies English-Only Policies Major Laws Impacting the Hiring Process Pregnancy Rights in the Workplace Things Employers Wish They Had Never Said Thresholds for Coverage Under Employment-Related Laws Documentation Discipline General Recordkeeping Requirements Personnel Files - Details Unemployment Insurance Law: The Claim and Appeal Process Workplace Investigations - Basic Issues For Employers DOT drug-testing rules Drug and Alcohol Policies Drug Testing In The Workplace Dress Codes Dress Codes and Grooming Standards Drivers Driver Policy Uninsurable Drivers Drug-free workplace policy Drug-Free Workplace Policy Drug and alcohol policies Drug and Alcohol Policies Drug testing Drug and Alcohol Policies Drug Test Drug Testing (in Unemployment Cases) Drug Testing In The Workplace Drug-Free Workplace Policy Workplace Investigations - Basic Issues for Employers Drug testing consent form Drug And/Or Alcohol Testing Consent Form Drug testing evidence Drug Testing In The Workplace Drug tests Pre-Employment Tests and Examinations Duties test Duties Test for Exempt Employees Duties tests Duties Tests Duty of loyalty Conflict of Interest
- E - Back to Top E-mail policies Computer, E-Mail, and Internet Policy (outline of issues) Computer, E-Mail, and Internet Use Policy (sample policy) Monitoring Company Computers And The Internet Early retirement Early Retirement - Voluntary Leave Incentives - Age Discrimination Issues Early Retirement / Voluntary Severance Earnings statement Delivery of Wages Easy mistakes Easy Mistakes That Are Easy to Avoid Economic realities test Independent Contractors / Contract Labor EEO policies Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity Policies Electronic fund transfer of wages Electronic Fund Transfer of Wages (Direct Deposit) E-mail issues Computer, E-Mail, and Internet Policy (outline of issues) Computer, E-Mail, and Internet Use Policy (sample policy) Monitoring Company Computers And The Internet Emotional distress Other Types of Employment-Related Litigation Workplace Investigations - Basic Issues for Employers Employee leasing Alternatives to Hiring Employees Directly Employment at will Disclaimers - General Unemployment Insurance Law - Qualification Issues Wrongful Discharge Employment verification Employee Privacy Rights And Identity Theft English-Only Policies English-Only Policies Equal pay Fair Labor Standards Act - What It Does and Does Not Do ERISA ERISA - Employee Retirement Income and Security Act of 1974 Part-Time / Full-Time Status (1,000-hour rule) Especially for Texas Employers - contents ESPECIALLY FOR TEXAS EMPLOYERS - Table of Contents Estimate Chargebacks and Tax Rates Estimate Chargebacks and Tax Rates Estoppel Other Types of Employment-Related Litigation Exceptions to policies Avoid Favors and Exceptions to Policies Exclusions from regular rate of pay Bonuses and Incentives and Exclusions Exempt and non-exempt Exempt / Non-Exempt Status Under The FLSA Exemptions - FLSA Exemptions from Minimum Wage and Overtime Exemptions from Minimum Wage Only Exemptions from MW, OT, and Child Labor Exemptions from MW, OT, Child Labor, and Recordkeeping Exemptions from Overtime Only Totally Exempt Workers Exit interviews Exit Interviews - Notice of Discharge Expectation of privacy Computer, E-Mail, and Internet Policy Monitoring Company Computers And The Internet Monitoring Employees' Telephone Use Searches at Work - Legal Issues to Consider Expense reimbursements Deduction Problems under the Texas Payday Law Reimbursement of Employees' Expenses
- F - Back to Top Facial hair Dress Codes and Grooming Standards Fair Credit Reporting Act Background Check Job References and Background Checks References and Background Checks False imprisonment Workplace Investigations - Basic Issues for Employers Falsification Falsification Favors for employees Avoid Favors and Exceptions to Policies Final pay Final Pay - Severance Benefits Texas Payday Law Basics - Final Pay Fixed salary Regular Rate for Salaried Non-Exempt Employees Flag rates Regular Rate for Book Rates and Flag Rates FLSA Advanced FLSA Issues Exempt / Non-Exempt Status Under The FLSA FLSA - common pitfalls The FLSA'S Most Common Pitfalls FLSA - coverage FLSA Coverage FLSA - exemptions Exemptions from Minimum Wage and Overtime Exemptions from Minimum Wage Only Exemptions from MW, OT, and Child Labor Exemptions from MW, OT, Child Labor, and Recordkeeping Exemptions from Overtime Only Totally Exempt Workers FLSA - general Fair Labor Standards Act - What It Does and Does Not Do FLSA - liability Advanced FLSA Issues FLSA claims Advanced FLSA Issues Fluctuating workweeks Regular Rate for Salaried Non-Exempt Employees FMLA Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Hours Worked and the FMLA Medical Leave-Related Laws FMLA leave Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Medical Leave-Related Laws Vacation and Sick Leave Fraud Other Types of Employment-Related Litigation Fringe benefits Texas Payday Law Basics - Fringe Benefits Full-time employment Part-Time / Full-Time Status Unemployment Insurance Law - Coverage Issues Funeral leave Vacation, Sick, and Parental Leave Policies Furloughs Salary Test for Exempt Employees
- G - Back to Top Garnishment Accrued Leave Payouts Allowable Deductions Under the FLSA Deductions for Administrative Fees Employees Without Social Security Numbers Final Pay Minimizing the Risk of Wage Claims Severance Pay Texas Payday Law Deduction Summary Wage Overpayments Work Separations - General Genetic information / GINA Major Laws Impacting the Hiring Process Medical Information Confidentiality Policy Pre-Employment Tests and Examinations Things Employers Wish They Had Never Said Grievances Grievances Grooming Standards Dress Codes and Grooming Standards
- H - Back to Top Hair length and style Dress Codes and Grooming Standards Harassment Case Studies In Sexual Harassment Harassment Harassment - Minimizing Liability Harassment Issues In Unemployment Claims Health insurance benefits (30-hour/week eligibility rule) Part-Time / Full-Time Status Healthy working conditions OSHA - Workplace Safety and Health Requirements HIPAA HIPAA Privacy Rule - What Employers Need to Know Hiring Hiring Issues In Unemployment Claims Holding final paycheck The Texas Payday Law - Final Pay Holidays Holiday Policies Hostile working environment Harassment - Minimizing Liability Hourly employees Regular Rate of Pay for Hourly Employees Hours worked Breaks Hours Worked and the FMLA Hours Worked Does Not Include Paid Leave! Hours Worked For Non-Exempt Employees Preparatory and Concluding Activities Sleeping Time Time Spent in Meetings and Training Programs Travel Time Waiting or On-Call Time Hours worked - general Suffered or Permitted to Work How to Use This Online Book How to Use This Online Book
- I - Back to Top I-9 I-9 Procedures I-9 Requirements Identity theft Employee Privacy Rights And Identity Theft Immutable characteristics Major Laws Impacting the Hiring Process Incentives Bonuses and Incentives and Exclusions Final Pay - Severance Benefits Inclement weather Bad Weather - Pay and Attendance Issues Salary Test for Exempt Employees Independent contractor criteria Specific Criteria Independent contractors Alternatives to Hiring Employees Directly Appendix A - Consultants - Comparison List Appendix D - IRS Independent Contractor Test Independent Contractor Tests Independent Contractors / Contract Labor Independent contractors - case studies Appendix C - Independent Contractor Case Studies Intentional infliction of emotional distress Other Types of Employment-Related Litigation Workplace Investigations - Basic Issues for Employers Interest Deduction Problems under the Texas Payday Law Interference with an employment relationship Other Types of Employment-Related Litigation Internet policies Computer, E-Mail, and Internet Policy (outline of issues) Computer, E-Mail, and Internet Use Policy (sample policy) Monitoring Company Computers And The Internet Interns Advanced FLSA Issues Interviews Interviews Invasion of privacy Other Types of Employment-Related Litigation Workplace Investigations - Basic Issues for Employers Investigations Cultural Differences In Workplace Investigations Workplace Investigations - Basic Issues for Employers IRS Appendix D - IRS Independent Contractor Test Independent Contractors / Contract Labor
- J - Back to Top Job abandonment Types of Work Separations Job applications Job Applications Job descriptions Job Descriptions Job injuries Workers' Compensation Job offers Offers of Employment and Compensation Agreements Job postings Job Postings and Recruitment Job rates Regular Rate for Day Rates and Job Rates Job references Employee Privacy Rights And Identity Theft Job References Job-relatedness Job References and Background Checks References and Background Checks Job titles Caveat: Job Titles Do Not Make Employees Exempt Joint employment Alternatives to Hiring Employees Directly Jury duty Jury Duty Salary Definition Regulation Salary Test for Exempt Employees Termination Checklist
- K - Back to Top Keeping a job Ten (Make That 15) Commandments Of Keeping Your Job
- L - Back to Top Late wage payments Frequency of Pay Layoffs Special Problems - Work Separations Leave Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Hours Worked and the FMLA Hours Worked Does Not Include Paid Leave! Vacation and Sick Leave Vacation, Sick, and Parental Leave Policies Leave - FMLA Hours Worked and the FMLA Leave - military Hours Worked and the FMLA Legal Issues For Military Leave Leave balances Salary Test Leave incentives Early Retirement - Voluntary Leave Incentives - Age Discrimination Issues Early Retirement / Voluntary Severance Leave policies Attendance and Leave Policies Limits on Leave Benefits Vacation and Sick Leave Vacation, Sick, and Parental Leave Policies Leaves of absence Attendance and Leave Policies LGBT Issues LGBT Issues Links Employment Law-Related Web Sites Liquidated Damages Final Pay - Severance Benefits Loyalty Conflict of Interest
- M - Back to Top Malicious prosecution Other Types of Employment-Related Litigation Workplace Investigations - Basic Issues for Employers Mandatory overtime Work Schedules Medical absences Medical absence warnings Unemployment Insurance Law: Qualification Issues Medical examinations Pre-Employment Tests and Examinations Medical information confidentiality Medical Information Confidentiality Policy Medical leave Attendance and Leave Policies Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Limits on Leave Benefits Medical Leave-Related Laws Neutral Absence Control Policy Vacation and Sick Leave Vacation, Sick, and Parental Leave Policies Medical work separations Medical Absence Warnings Medical Separations Meetings Time Spent in Meetings and Training Programs Metal detectors Metal Detectors and X-Ray Machines Methods of pay Calculating Overtime Pay Texas Payday Law Basics - Methods of Pay Military leave Hours Worked and the FMLA Legal Issues For Military Leave Salary Test for Exempt Employees Misappropriation Cash Shortages Due to Misappropriation Focus on Misappropriation Deductions Misconduct Unemployment Insurance Law: Qualification Issues Drug Testing Poor Work Performance Reductions in Hours or Pay Rate Misrepresentation Misrepresentation Monitoring computer use Computer, E-Mail, and Internet Policy (outline of issues) Computer, E-Mail, and Internet Use Policy (sample policy) Monitoring Company Computers And The Internet Monitoring telephone use Monitoring Employees' Telephone Use
- N - Back to Top Negligent hiring References and Background Checks Negligent referral References and Background Checks Neutral absence control policies Attendance and Leave Policies Medical Leave-Related Laws Neutral Absence Control Policy New hire reporting Employees Without Social Security Numbers How Employers Can Help Reduce Claim Fraud New Hire Reporting Laws (article) New Hire Reporting Requirements (outline) NLRA An Employee's Right to Representation Salary and Benefit Discussions Among Employees NLRB An Employee's Right to Representation Salary and Benefit Discussions Among Employees No-fault attendance policies Attendance and Leave Policies Medical Leave-Related Laws Neutral Absence Control Policy Non-cash payments Regular Rate Includes Certain Non-Cash Payments Non-competition agreements Conflict of Interest, Trade Secrets, Non-Competition Agreements Notice of absence or tardiness Attendance Policy Notice of discharge Exit Interviews - Notice of Discharge Special Problems - Work Separations Work Separations - General Nurses - mandatory overtime Work Schedules Nursing mothers Breaks Fair Labor Standards Act - What It Does and Does Not Do Nursing Mothers
- O - Back to Top On-call time Waiting or On-Call Time OSHA OSHA - Workplace Safety and Health Requirements Outside sales representative Salary Test for Exempt Employees Outside sales representatives Other Types of White-Collar Exemptions Overqualified Deciding on the Best Candidate for the Job Overtime - mandatory Work Schedules Overtime pay Annual Salary Paid in Shorter Period Bonuses and Incentives and Exclusions Calculating Overtime Pay Employees Working at Two or More Rates Regular Rate for Book Rates and Flag Rates Regular Rate for Day Rates and Job Rates Regular Rate for Employees Paid a Commission Regular Rate for Pieceworkers Regular Rate for Salaried Non-Exempt Employees Regular Rate Includes Certain Non-Cash Payments Regular Rate of Pay for Hourly Employees Tip credits - overtime for tipped employees Overtime pay calculator (fixed salary for fluctuating workweeks) Fixed Salary for Fluctuating Workweeks Overtime Calculator Overtime - voluntary Suffered or Permitted to Work
- P - Back to Top Paid holidays Holiday Policies Paid leave Hours Worked Does Not Include Paid Leave! Vacation, Sick, and Parental Leave Policies Voting - Time Off Parental leave Vacation, Sick, and Parental Leave Policies Part-time employment Part-Time / Full-Time Status Unemployment Insurance Law - Coverage Issues Partial-day deductions Salary Test Partial unemployment Unemployment Insurance Law - Eligibility Issues Reduction in Hours or Pay Rate Pay agreements Pay Agreements Pay and policies - general Pay and Policies - General Pay and policy issues - table of contents Pay and Policy Issues Paydays Frequency of Pay Pay deductions Deduction Problems under the Texas Payday Law Deductions from Pay Texas Payday Law Deduction Summary Pay discussions Salary and Benefit Discussions Among Employees Paymaster company Alternatives to Hiring Employees Directly Pay methods Pay and Benefits Texas Payday Law Basics Pay receipts Delivery of Wages Payrolling Alternatives to Hiring Employees Directly Pay stubs Delivery of Wages Pension benefits ERISA - Employee Retirement Income and Security Act of 1974 Performance evaluations Performance Evaluations Personal leave Vacation and Sick Leave Vacation, Sick, and Parental Leave Policies Personal time off (PTO) Vacation and Sick Leave Vacation, Sick, and Parental Leave Policies Personnel files Personnel Files - Details Personnel Files - General Personnel Files Policy Physical agility tests Pre-Employment Tests and Examinations Pieceworkers Regular Rate for Pieceworkers Piercings Dress Codes and Grooming Standards Plant-closing law Special Problems - Work Separations Policies - exceptions Avoid Favors and Exceptions to Policies Policies - general Avoid Favors and Exceptions to Policies Introduction Pay and Policies - General Refusal to Sign Policies or Warnings Political conventions - time off Voting - Time Off Poor work performance or attitude Unemployment Insurance Law: The Claim And Appeal Process Post-employment problems Post-Employment Problems Posters for the workplace Required Posters Required Posters at the Workplace (official TWC page) Pre-employment tests Pre-Employment Tests and Examinations Pregnancy rights Pregnancy Rights in the Workplace Preparatory and concluding activities Preparatory and Concluding Activities Prevailing wage Prevailing Wage Issues Printing topics How to Use This Online Book Privacy Computer, E-Mail, and Internet Policy Confidentiality of Employee Information Employee Privacy Rights and Identity Theft HIPAA Privacy Rule - What Employers Need to Know Monitoring Employees' Telephone Use Searches Searches at Work - Legal Issues to Consider Workplace Investigations - Basic Issues for Employers Probationary Periods How Do Unemployment Claims Affect an Employer? Probationary Periods Progressive discipline Discipline Property return security deposit agreement Property Return Security Deposit Agreement Public policy Wrongful Discharge
- Q - Back to Top Quick Basics Outline of Employment Law Issues - Hiring Outline of Employment Law Issues - Pay and Policy Issues Outline of Employment Law Issues - Work Separation Issues Outline of Employment Law Issues - Post-Employment Problems
- R - Back to Top Receipt for wages paid Delivery of Wages Receipt of handbook Acknowledgement Of Receipt Of Employee Handbook Recording of calls and conversations Monitoring Employees' Telephone Use References and backgrounds checks Telephone Monitoring Recording working time Recording Working Time Work Schedules and Recording of Work Time Recordkeeping General Recordkeeping Requirements Recordkeeping Requirements For Non-Exempt Employees Reduction in Hours Reduction in Hours or Pay Rate References Job References Reference Check References and Background Checks Refusal of suitable work Unemployment Insurance Law - Eligibility Issues Refusal to sign policies or warnings Refusal to Sign Policies or Warnings Regular rate of pay Annual Salary Paid in Shorter Period Bonuses and Incentives and Exclusions Calculation of the Regular Rate of Pay Employees Working at Two or More Rates Overtime Pay - General Regular Rate for Book Rates and Flag Rates Regular Rate for Day Rates and Job Rates Regular Rate for Employees Paid a Commission Regular Rate for Pieceworkers Regular Rate for Salaried Non-Exempt Employees Regular Rate Includes Certain Non-Cash Payments Regular Rate of Pay for Hourly Employees Reimbursement of Employees' Expenses Deduction Problems under the Texas Payday Law Reimbursement of Employees' Expenses Releases Early Retirement - Voluntary Leave Incentives - Age Discrimination Issues Final Pay - Severance Benefits Release and Waiver Agreements Representation An Employee's Right to Representation Required posters for the workplace Required Posters Required Posters at the Workplace (official TWC page) Retaliation Workplace Investigations - Basic Issues for Employers Retirement Early Retirement - Voluntary Leave Incentives - Age Discrimination Issues Early Retirement / Voluntary Severance Right to work Pay and Policies - General Rounding of time clock records Time Clock "Rounding" Rule 13 hearings Appendix B - Tax Audits and Rule 13 Hearings
- S - Back to Top Safety OSHA - Workplace Safety and Health Requirements Salaried non-exempt employees Regular Rate for Salaried Non-Exempt Employees Salary Annual Salary Paid in Shorter Period Salary deductions Deductions from Exempt Employees' Salaries Salary Test for Exempt Employees Salary discussions Salary and Benefit Discussions Among Employees Salary test Salary Test Salary Test for Exempt Employees Search policy Search Policy Searches Computer, E-Mail, and Internet Policy Metal Detectors and X-Ray Machines Monitoring Company Computers and the Internet Search Policy Searches Searches at Work - Legal Issues to Consider Video Surveillance / Search Consent Form Security Metal Detectors and X-Ray Machines Service Contract Act Prevailing Wage Issues Severance benefits or pay ERISA Final Pay - Severance Benefits Severance Pay Special Problems - Work Separations Unemployment Insurance Law - Qualification Issues Unemployment Insurance Law: The Claim and Appeal Process Sexual harassment Case Studies In Sexual Harassment Harassment - Minimizing Liability Harassment Issues in Unemployment Claims Shift differentials Fair Labor Standards Act - What It Does and Does Not Do Show-up pay Work Schedules Sick leave Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Vacation and Sick Leave Vacation, Sick, and Parental Leave Policies Signs for the workplace Required Posters Required Posters at the Workplace (official TWC page) Single employer Co-employment or joint employment; "single employer" Sleeping time Sleeping Time Smoking Smoking Breaks Smoking Policy Snow days Bad Weather - Pay and Attendance Issues Salary Test for Exempt Employees Social media Social Media Issues Social Media Use Policy Social Security numbers Employee Privacy Rights And Identity Theft Employees Without Social Security Numbers Verification of Social Security Numbers Spousal support Accrued Leave Payouts Allowable Deductions Under the FLSA Deductions for Administrative Fees Employees Without Social Security Numbers Final Pay Minimizing the Risk of Wage Claims Severance Pay Texas Payday Law Deduction Summary Work Separations - General SSNs Employees Without Social Security Numbers Verification of Social Security Numbers Statement of earnings Delivery of Wages Student interns Advanced FLSA Issues Suitable work Unemployment Insurance Law - Eligibility Issues Surveillance Computer, E-Mail, and Internet Policy (outline of issues) Computer, E-Mail, and Internet Use Policy (sample policy) Monitoring Company Computers And The Internet Monitoring Employees' Telephone Use Workplace Investigations - Basic Issues For Employers Video Surveillance Video Surveillance Policy
- T - Back to Top Tardiness Attendance and Leave Policies Task rate Regular Rate for Book Rates and Flag Rates Tattoos Dress Codes and Grooming Standards Tax audits Appendix B - Tax Audits and Rule 13 Hearings Independent Contractors / Contract Labor TWC Audits Tax Rates Estimate Chargebacks and Tax Rates Telephone monitoring Monitoring Employees' Telephone Use Telephone Monitoring Temporary employees Alternatives to Hiring Employees Directly Termination Types of Work Separations Wrongful Discharge Termination checklist Termination Checklist Texas Payday Law The Texas Payday Law - Basic Issues Wage Claim and Appeal Process in Texas Wage Deduction Authorization Agreement Texas Payday Law - basics Texas Payday Law Basics Wage Claim and Appeal Process in Texas Texas Payday Law - deductions Texas Payday Law Deduction Summary Texas Payday Law - tips and strategies Tips and Strategies Thresholds for coverage Thresholds for Coverage Under Employment-Related Laws Time clocks Time Clock "Rounding" Use of Automated Timekeeping Systems Time worked Hours Worked For Non-Exempt Employees Timecard policies Timecard Policies and Strategies Tip credits / tipped employees Tip credits Tip-pooling / tip-sharing Tip-Pooling / Tip-Sharing Trade secrets Confidentiality of Information Conflict of Interest, Trade Secrets, Non-Competition Agreements Trainees Advanced FLSA Issues Training time Time Spent in Meetings and Training Programs Travel time Travel Time TWC audits Appendix B - Tax Audits and Rule 13 Hearings TWC Audits Twenty Factors test Independent Contractors / Contract Labor Two rates of pay Employees Working at Two or More Rates Two-week notice rule (resignation or discharge) Types of Work Separations
- U - Back to Top Unclaimed wages Delivery of Wages Unemployment claims Hiring Issues In Unemployment Claims Unemployment insurance Quick Do's And Don't's In UI Claims And Appeals UI Appeal Process UI Claim Filing Process Unemployment Insurance Basics Unemployment Insurance Law - Claim Notices Unemployment Insurance Law - Coverage Issues Unemployment Insurance Law - Eligibility Issues Unemployment Insurance Law - Qualification Issues Unemployment Insurance Law: The Claim And Appeal Process Unemployment tax Alternatives to Hiring Employees Directly Minimizing Unemployment Tax Problems Tax Audits and Rule 13 Hearings Uniforms Allowable Deductions Under the FLSA Dress Codes and Grooming Standards Uninsurable drivers Driver Policy Uninsurable Drivers
- V - Back to Top Vacancies Job Postings and Recruitment Vacation leave Vacation and Sick Leave Vacation, Sick, and Parental Leave Policies Verification of SSNs Verification of Social Security Numbers Video surveillance Video Surveillance Video Surveillance Policy Voluntary leave incentives Early Retirement - Voluntary Leave Incentives - Age Discrimination Issues Early Retirement / Voluntary Severance Volunteers Totally Exempt Workers Volunteer Agreement Voting time off Salary Test for Exempt Employees Termination Checklist Voting - Time Off
- W - Back to Top Wage agreements Pay Agreements Wage and hour law - advanced topics Advanced FLSA Issues Wage and hour regulations Selected DOL Wage and Hour Regulations Wage claims and appeals Wage Claim and Appeal Process in Texas Wage deduction authorization agreement Wage Deduction Authorization Agreement Wage deductions Deduction Problems under the Texas Payday Law Deductions from Pay Texas Payday Law Deduction Summary Wage overpayments Deduction Problems under the Texas Payday Law Wage Overpayment / Underpayment Policy Wages - delivery Delivery of Wages Wages in lieu of notice ERISA Final Pay - Severance Benefits Special Problems - Work Separations Unemployment Insurance Law - Qualification Issues Unemployment Insurance Law: The Claim and Appeal Process Waiting time Waiting or On-Call Time Waivers Early Retirement - Voluntary Leave Incentives - Age Discrimination Issues Fair Labor Standards Act - What It Does and Does Not Do Final Pay - Severance Benefits Release and Waiver Agreements WARN Special Problems - Work Separations Warnings Discipline Medical Absence Warnings Refusal to Sign Policies or Warnings Unemployment Insurance Law - Claim Notices Unemployment Insurance Law - Qualification Issues Unemployment Insurance Law: The Claim and Appeal Process Weapons Weapons at Work Weather Bad Weather - Pay and Attendance Issues Salary Test for Exempt Employees Web sites Employment Law-Related Web Sites Weighted average Employees Working at Two or More Rates Welcome Welcome Welfare benefits ERISA - Employee Retirement Income and Security Act of 1974 White-collar exemptions Duties Test for Exempt Employees Duties Tests Focus on the White-Collar Exemptions Salary Test for Exempt Employees Wiretapping - telephone monitoring Monitoring Employees' Telephone Use Work refusal Unemployment Insurance Law - Eligibility Issues Work schedules Work Schedules Work Schedules and Recording of Work Time Work separation issues - general Work Separation Issues Work separations Work Separations - General Workers' compensation Workers' Compensation Working interview Interviews Workplace investigations Workplace Investigations - Basic Issues for Employers Workplace safety and health issues OSHA - Workplace Safety and Health Requirements Workweek Hours Worked - General Written statement of earnings Delivery of Wages Wrongful discharge Wrongful Discharge
- X - Back to Top X-ray machines Metal Detectors and X-Ray Machines Return to Businesses & Employers Return to TWC Home