Heather Bussing
Employment Attorney
Heather Bussing is a California employment attorney with over 30 years providing sensible and strategic advice to employers. Her deep experience with business, people, HR technology, and work gives her a unique perspective focused on preventing and solving problems rather than fighting about them.
Heather writes a daily newsletter on the latest in employment law at Salary.com. She is also the co-author of a book on pay equity called: Get Pay Right: How to Achieve Pay Equity That Works.
Sept. 5, 2025
How to Pay Employee Advocates and Content Creators Fairly with Heather Bussing
What happens when employee advocacy moves beyond “posting on LinkedIn” and into creating full-blown branded content? Should those employees be paid like influencers? In this episode of Workfluencer, employment lawyer and creator Heather Bussing joins Rhona to explore how companies can compensate employee-creators fairly and compliantly. We dig into: Why paying employees for branded content builds trust and authenticity How to classify and compensate employee-creators without misste...
Guest: Heather Bussing