Testing the Lines of Communication with ‘Remote' Workers

Kansas City Partner Jim Holland was quoted in The Kansas City Star on March 5 in an article “Testing the Lines of Communication with ‘Remote’ Workers.” The article discussed managing employees that telecommute. Jim advised employers to be vigilant about more than just tracking work performance for those “work-from-home” employees. Jim said that he tells clients to be particularly careful about monitoring work hours if the telecommuting employee is paid on an hourly basis. He said that “every hour worked must be recorded and paid correctly, either as straight time or overtime.”