Free HR guides for small business owners.
Luman Group in Long Branch, New Jersey, publishes free, plain-language HR guides for small business owners, written from real terminations, real audits and real complaints. How to fire an employee, exempt vs non-exempt, PIPs, complaints, offer letters, non-competes, and four New Jersey law guides. No signup required.
The HR questions owners ask most.
Terminations
How to fire an employee the right way
The termination sequence that keeps you out of a wrongful termination claim. Documentation, the meeting, final pay, and what never to say.
Overtime
Exempt vs non-exempt
The misclassification mistake behind most back overtime bills, and the three tests that decide who is owed overtime.
Performance
How to write a PIP
A performance improvement plan that builds a fair, defensible record and gives the person a genuine chance.
Complaints
An employee complained. Now what?
The first 48 hours after a complaint decide most outcomes. What to do, what to document, and when to bring in an investigator.
Restrictive covenants
Non-compete vs NDA
Which agreement you actually need, which ones courts still enforce, and why the non-compete is usually the wrong first move.
Hiring
Free offer letter generator
What a compliant offer letter needs, the mistakes that turn it into a contract, and a free builder that writes one for you.
What does New Jersey law actually require?
New Jersey is one of the hardest states in the country to employ people in. These are the four rules that catch small businesses most often.
Hiring
NJ pay transparency
What your job postings must say, and the promotion notice most owners miss.
Leave
NJ earned sick leave
Every New Jersey employer is covered. Accrual, carryover and your policy.
Classification
NJ's ABC test
Are your 1099s really contractors? Prong B is where most fail.
Final pay
NJ final paycheck
When the last check is due, and the deductions New Jersey prohibits.
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