HR 101: Compliance Made Easy - U.S. Employers Must Have

Did you know that there are laws about records you need to keep on candidates and applicants even before you hire them? Well, here's what you need to know.

This is where you learn in-depth what records to keep for your employees and the right way to organize them for security and accessibility.

Once an employee leaves the company you still have an obligation to maintain certain records. Learn a few secret tips no one else will tell you that will make your life much easier.

You'll learn about some of the differences between paper and electronic files stored in the cloud so you can begin thinking about the best method for your business. More details to come in Section 5.

Here's a very ridiculous case study of an I-9 audit gone bad. This could easily be YOU if you try to cut corners.

A deceptively simple form with lots of pitfalls--you'll want to make sure you don't miss a single aspect of this.

What do you do if you already have I-9 forms that might be filled out incorrectly? You audit them!

The good news is you only have to do this one time for your active employees and then just a mini-audit once a year for your new hires.

Worst mistake you can make is to jump right in and start making corrections to those I-9 forms that have errors or are incomplete. Check out the detailed instructions and the sample errors and fixes to stay on track and make your corrections the LEGAL way.

Come full circle and make a few final changes to your processes and you'll never have to worry about this again.

Lots of resources here as well as a few final red flags to look out for when completing those I-9 forms.

In this section, you will learn how to classify your job roles correctly to determine if the positions are exempt from overtime or non-exempt - which means you need to pay for overtime hours worked.  The US Federal Government has revised the Fair Labor Standards Act, which governs overtime exemptions, effective January 1, 2020.  These changes are reflected in the resources provided for each lecture.  The changes have also been summarized in the sections Bonus lecture. Be sure to review them carefully. 

We'll take a look at a case study that illustrates how easy it is to think you don't have to worry about employees in your business qualifying for overtime and the severe penalties that you can face.

There are only 2 classifications when it comes to overtime and I'll explain them. You'll also hear about another real life case study that many businesses can relate to that makes it even more obvious to address these issues sooner rather than later.

There are some overtime exemptions allowed under the Fair Labor Standards Act and other laws.  We'll go through each of them in the next 7 lectures.  The Resources for each of the lectures have been updated to reflect changes to the law which went info effect on January 1, 2020.  Be sure to review this information.

In this lecture you'll learn what it takes to meet the Executive Exemption for overtime. The Resources for this lecture have been updated to reflect changes to the law which went info effect on January 1, 2020.  Be sure to review this information.

In this lecture you'll learn what it takes to meet the Administrative Exemption for overtime. The Resources for this lecture have been updated to reflect changes to the law which went info effect on January 1, 2020.  Be sure to review this information.

In this lecture you'll learn what it takes to meet the Learned Professional Exemption for overtime. The Resources for this lecture have been updated to reflect changes to the law which went info effect on January 1, 2020.  Be sure to review this information.

In this lecture you'll learn what criteria must be met to qualify for the Creative Professional Exemption for overtime. The Resources for this lecture have been updated to reflect changes to the law which went info effect on January 1, 2020.  Be sure to review this information.

In this lecture you'll learn what criteria must be met to qualify for the Computer Professional Exemption for overtime. The Resources for this lecture have been updated to reflect changes to the law which went info effect on January 1, 2020.  Be sure to review this information.

Just because a sales person is highly compensated, or straight commission, doesn't necessarily mean the position is exempt from overtime.  In this lecture you'll learn what criteria must be met to qualify for the Outside Sales Exemption for overtime.  The Resources for this lecture have been updated to reflect changes to the law which went info effect on January 1, 2020.  Be sure to review this information.

Here is one final exemption that is often misunderstood - the Motor Carrier Act Exemption.

Here are 8 factors you should take into account when designing your record retention program and record destruction schedule.

This lecture will walk you through the most critical employment laws that mandate what records you need to keep and how long to keep them. We give you guidelines that will also cover most state laws.

This is a more detailed look at the pros and cons of keeping your employee files in paper form versus electronic form.

This document gives a brief overview of the difference between an independent contractor and an employee and provides several steps a new employer must take to make that first employee hire.