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A paycheck is your employee’s carrot to do good work. You can sweeten that carrot with a well-timed bonus. Many practices use discretionary and non-discretionary bonuses to retain team members
So you’re finally compliant with all employment laws! That’s fantastic news, and your employees are probably a lot happier. So’s your lawyer. But wait. That means you weren’t compliant before,
As a practice owner, unemployment is partly your responsibility. Not all of your workers will be eligible and it doesn’t mean you’ll have to keep sending paychecks after you’ve let
Some employees need to be paid overtime… but who? And why? Their exemption status (that is, exemption from earning overtime pay) depends on job duties, pay structure, timekeeping, and more
Tracking time with a spreadsheet or verbal updates is the default for over 20% of practices (we know, we’ve asked). The rest rely on the time clock that comes with
When the Michigan Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA) replaced the Paid Medical Leave Act (PMLA), a lot of smaller employers panicked. All of a sudden, they had to offer paid
The roles in a health or dental practice are specialized, but that doesn’t mean it’s a career path dead end. When your best people express an interest in growth and
First, to answer the question we know you’re wondering: no, not every practice needs a full-time in-house HR person. But there’s a big difference between having a dedicated person on
What gets measured gets managed… but what exactly are you supposed to be measuring? Customizing clinical and non-clinical staff performance reviews gets you better insight and helps employees know how
Of all the states where it’s possible for commission-only pay schedules to go wrong, Washington tops the list. Washington minimum wage is currently $17.13 per hour, and many cities are
We ran risk assessments for 59 health and dental practice owners between October 2025 and April 20261, and we noticed the same kinds of compliance gaps coming up over and
Certification expirations have a way of sneaking up on you, don’t they? At the same time, you might be missing some of your employee’s most impressive learning experiences if you
[UPDATED 05/12/26] By federal law, you are required to verify that every new hire is legally authorized to work in the United States. That’s what Form I-9 is for, and
You and your team got into health, dental, optometry, or veterinary because you care about the patients. For a lot of people, that passion gets them pretty far into their
How do you get your team to care again? What does it take to make your team want to show up and do good work at your practice? You might
Work experience is one of the most valuable things you can offer someone. It opens up exclusive career opportunities, and now, many students and their sponsoring organizations want real-world work,
Federal law may not require employee handbooks, but it’s pretty risky to go without. We’ve seen countless dental practices finally start to thrive once they implement a well-structured employee handbook
Nobody ever warns you about how unhinged employee behavior can be. Most people are lovely to work with. They come in, do their jobs, and go home. But a few
Employees know when they’re being quiet fired. When that suspicion arises, employees usually quiet quit by doing the bare minimum. Sometimes they get the hint to dust off their LinkedIn,
Every practice owner knows that marketing is part of growing a patient base, so when they see their front desk manager’s smiling face, they might think, “Aha! Now that’s a
