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Pay Increase: What’s the best way to handle an employee’s request for a pay increase? General: Handling Pay Increase Requests: What is the best way to handle employees’ requests for pay increases? Legal & Regulatory: Exempt Timekeeping: May an employer require an exempt employee to record hours and work a specified schedule? Salary Surveys: Can I contact other local organizations in my area to get a gauge on merit projections or other compensation and benefits data? Taxes: Taxable Wages: Are there any tax issues we need to be aware of when we give employees a gift card or other small gift? Timekeeping: What are the FLSA timekeeping requirements for employers? Scheduling: We have employees who work compressed workweeks. What is our obligation in terms of holiday pay? Payroll: Uncashed Paycheck: What should we do when employees don’t cash their paychecks? Leave Benefits: PTO: Payout: Do we have to pay out unused vacation pay to employees who leave our company? Legal & Regulatory Issues: What happens to unpaid wages owed employees when a company files for bankruptcy? Expenses: Travel: Do we have to reimburse personal auto mileage for business-related trips? FLSA Classification: What does it mean to have a “salaried, non-exempt” employee? FLSA Classification: What is meant by the terms "exempt", "non-exempt", "salaried" and "hourly"? Exempt: Salary Basis: Part-time employee: If an exempt employee requests a move from full-time to part-time status, can the employer adjust the individual’s salary down to compensate for the reduced hours? Docking Pay/PTO: Exempt: When we hire or fire an exempt worker mid week will we violate the salary basis test under the FLSA if we don�t pay the employee for the whole week? More...