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Human Resources To keep your company running optimally, you need to know how to motivate your work force and how to make them happy and how to keep problems to a minimum. Select the questions you would like answers to and click the button. Is extra pay required for weekend or night work? I need to know when paying your employees, are the checks suppose to be available by a certain time on payday? Must young workers be paid the minimum wage? What is the minimum wage for workers who receive tips? What is the minimum wage? What happens to an employee’s health insurance when employment is terminated? How are worker’s compensation benefits calculated? How are unemployment benefits calculated? When employment is terminated, when must the employee receive his or her 401(k) contribution or profit-sharing? When must breaks and meal periods be given? When does an employee have to receive health insurance? Does state law require that paychecks must be ready before the banks close? Are pay stubs required? Can an employee be required to perform work outside of the employee's job description? Are periodic performance evaluations required? What hours can youth work? What is the youngest age at which a person can be employed? Must a youth have a work permit to work? What kinds of work can youth perform? When can an employee’s scheduled hours of work be changed? How many hours per day or per week can an employee work? How many hours is full-time employment? How many hours is part-time employment? How do I develop safety policies & procedures? What employment records must I keep? What is the difference between job specifications and a job description? Is a non-profit organization required to keep track of employee work hours in accordance with the Fair Laor Standards Act, and if not, what are the legal requirements for the organization? What is Workman’s Compensation Insurance? When is a worker an employee or an independent contractor? How can I hire right the first time, rather than wasting time and money? When is double time due? What is required legally to keep track of the work hours of non-union hourly employees, salaried exempt employees and non-exempt employees? When is overtime due? How is severance pay calculated and when is it due? How are vacation pay, sick pay, holiday pay computed and when are they due? When are pay raises required?

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