Dave Griggs’ Flooring America, a retail and wholesale floor covering business, has been around for 40 years, headed by owner Dave Griggs. They sell and install all sorts of flooring products, as well as the proper materials to install and care for those products. They also have a ProShop, which caters to the installation contractor…
No Notes? No Problem!
“No notes – No problem!” These words pronounced by a Judge or Hearings Officer can leave a business owner or manager dismayed, especially when the problem employee has caused huge problems for their organizations. Companies often lose employment-related hearings due to failure in presenting The Rules of the Game and providing The Score. The Rules of the Game…
Independent Contractor vs Employee
Subcontractor/Contractor and Economic Realities In layman’s terms, the question is often “Do I W-2 this person or 1099 him?” Basically, we’re asking is the individual performing work on behalf of a company an independent contractor or an employee? It’s an age old discussion we, as many HR professionals and accounting/bookkeeping personnel have had with employers…
Enjoying the Differences
A line from an old song asks: “Why can’t a dame think like a man?” Well now, that might make for a boring world! Differences. They’re everywhere—work world included. To help our clients gain the most benefit out of these often frustrating differences, we often use the DISC Profile. The basic “building blocks” of the…
DOL Talk
Thoughts of DOL keeping you awake at night? What do you say to a DOL Auditor? Why should you even care? Here are a few thoughts from DOL Why Should We Care? Employment law changes mean the previous HR knowledge and experience within your organization is often behind to meet current compliance requirements. Government educational and training sites…