Dear HR, One of my employees just informed me they received a summons to jury duty next month. Since this is a critical time for us, as seasonal business, may I ask my employee to defer jury duty? HR Answer: A person may be excused from, or defer jury duty on the basis of an undue hardship or extreme inconvenience to the person, the person’s family, the person’s employer or even the public served by […]
Dear HR, We just had our first jury duty situation come up for one of our employees. My employee is paid hourly and works during the day, so, jury duty would occur during her shift. Am I required to pay her? May I count this as PTO, Vacation or Sick leave? Please help! HR Answer: Both Federal and State wage and hour laws require all hourly and non-exempt employees be paid for all hours worked. […]
Dear HR, One of my employees was selected for service on a trial which may potentially last several months. Am I required to continue the employee’s health care insurance? HR Answer: In Oregon, there is a small-employer exemption, and the requirements do not apply for employers with nine or fewer employees. The continuation the employee’s health, disability, life or other insurance coverage would be up to a small employer’s benefits policy to define when and […]