Unfiltered HR
From compliance updates to strategic HR advice and ideas, Emily Martin from Ally HR Partners and Jen Strait from Complete Payroll cover a variety HR topics all designed to help tackle common HR issues and provide practical advice to employers everywhere.

Episode 16. Employee Leave Best Practices
Leave requests and usage are on the rise, and having a plan up front that includes what you must do, and what you want to do, can mean the difference between a smooth leave management process, or a nightmare scenario. Learn the top tips to consider as you put together your plan to respond to leave requests and needs.

Episode 15. 5 Things You Need to Know About Paying Tipped Employees
Hospitality employers, this one’s for you! As you pay tip-eligible employees, there are many nuanced rules that can land you in hot water or help you in a major way.

Episode 14. 5 Reasons You're Not Paying Overtime Correctly
With the DOL on the hunt for wage and hour violations, overtime is likely one of the most ubiquitous, but unsuspecting areas of your payroll that violations could be lurking. Check out this episode for information on how you may be making mistakes in your OT rate calculation to better prepare your business against audits your claims.

Episode 13. Marijuana Legalization & the Workplace (NYS)
Recreational marijuana use is legal in New York State. And with any new legislation comes a host of rules, regulations, and considerations for business owners and HR Professionals to navigate. In this episode, Jen & Emily discuss.... wait, what were we talking about again?

Episode 12. Navigating Employees' Growing Personal Needs
As an HR professional or business owner, it can sometimes be difficult to know your role or responsibility for navigating your employees' mental health. In this episode, learn when to intervene in an employee's mental health crisis, when to step back, and how to know the difference.