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HR Best Practices: Attendance Policies

An employer should have an attendance and tardiness policy in the company employee handbook. Attendance and punctuality policies should inform employees they need to be on time, define excused and unexcused absences, and provide guidelines on the amount of notice an employee must give before an absence. The policy should...

Is Your Business A Small Business?

How a small business is defined depends on who is making that determination. The Small Business Administration defines a small business as businesses with 500 or less employees. The SBA has a number of size standards — including employee size and revenue size — depending on the industry. For the...

Severance Agreements

If you are threatened with being fired or laid off from your employment, I can assist you with the process of negotiating a severance agreement. A Minnesota Severance Package is offered for various reasons, but some of the reasons include: The Employer has a policy of offering employees a Minnesota...