You’ve likely protected your business with general liability coverage, property insurance, commercial automobile coverage, and workers’ compensation insurance. But for some businesses, operations would come to a grinding halt without certain essential contributors—key persons as we ca

Although the main purpose of a job description is to, well, describe a job – it actually serves a much bigger role.  In fact, a job description can improve a company’s ability to manage employees in many ways. A well-written job description will do the following: Clarify expectations.

Employers often need to perform pre-employment background checks on applicants to assess honesty, criminal background, credit history, military service, school records, and other related matters.  While the type of job will generally determine whether to perform a pre-employment backg

For as long as the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) has governed the rules of employee classification, the confusion surrounding non-exempt and exempt classifications has continued.  Although many people generally view “non-exempts” as non-managers and “exempts” as managers, the truth

Firing an employee can be a difficult and challenging experience for any business owner. There is a right way and a wrong way to tell someone that they no longer have a job. As an employer, there are certain steps you should take to ensure that you legally terminate an employee to red