Which smartphone tools are employees downloading about their workplace rights that can be used against their companies? Smartphone Apps That Employees May Be Using Are Varied in Approach and Information The first type of app are apps such as JobCompass™, a web and...
Tip of the Week: Top Three Employer Hot Points During This Holiday Season
With many company holiday celebrations being planned, employers need to be aware of and prepare for potential workplace-related risks and liabilities. Three Areas You Must Be Well Prepared to Address Religious Accommodation: Some employees may feel uncomfortable with...
Tip of the Week: Preparing for Workplace Disaster Emergencies
Depending on where your business operates, you may be faced with familiar seasonal weather dangers or be challenged on the spot with an unexpected force, or forces, of nature. Every Management Team Should Answer These Questions About Workplace Disaster Emergencies Do...
Tip of the Week: Employee Disabilities and the Interactive Process
The federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits certain employers from discriminating against individuals with disabilities. The ADA also requires employers to engage in an interactive process of assessing reasonable accommodations with affected employees....
Tip of the Week: Unfair Labor Practices in the Private Sector
Some employers in the private sector hear the concept of “unfair labor practices” and think it applies to employees represented by labor unions. However, unfair labor practices essentially include employer or union violations of the National Labor Relations Act...
Tip of the Week: How to Protect Against Wage and Hour Retaliation Claims
Employers must ensure that any adverse employment actions are completely unrelated to claims an employee might make in terms of wage and hour issues. Learn about steps to avoid disastrous wage and hour class actions. Six Steps You Can Take Today to Minimize Your...
Tip of the Week: How Social Media Can Change Your Company’s Leadership
With social media’s expanding influence, many companies have been quickly shifting to more open methods of managing the business and their employees to share ideas and get things done. Social Media Technologies that Can Change the Nature of Business Relationships The...
Tip of the Week: Worker Misclassifications and How to Avoid Them
Substantial enforcement developments from government agencies focusing on worker classification compliance are putting employers on notice. Learn about the issues affecting businesses nationwide and the key steps to take immediately. Five Questions About Worker...
Tip of the Week: Best HR Practices for 2011
Employers, especially small and mid-sized companies, need to stay in compliance to flourish in the New Year. By knowing the business-critical HR practices that can help, employers can take the big first step toward staying in compliance. Five Hot Areas Employers Must...
Tip of the Week: Strategically Connecting Your Talent Needs To Your Business Goals
Over the past years, numerous economic changes have reshaped the business landscape. In turn, companies must look more closely at their current talent, their needed talent, and how to motivate the right talent towards satisfying their business goals. Three Questions...
Tip of the Week: Bulletproofing Your Company Employee Handbook
A clear, well-written company employee handbook is crucial to your business. Look closely at your company practices and make sure you have at least the minimum crucial types of policies in place to communicate to your employees and protect your business. Three...
Tip of the Week: 5 Tips on Working with Remote Workers
Hiring remote workers has grown more common and can provide significant benefits for many businesses. Understanding how to manage your employees during this workforce trend is crucial in maintaining top talent and keeping your business competitive. 5 Tips on Working...
Tip of the Week: Defending Your Business with EEO Training
According to the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), in 2009, more than 93,000 workplace discrimination charges were filed nationwide, the second highest level ever. Race and Sex Charges Remain Most Common Charges Race and sex charges were the most...
Tip of the Week: English Language in the Workplace
While many employers have implemented English-only workplace policies, employers need to apply their rules appropriately in ways that avoid unfair discrimination claims. Tennessee has enacted a new state law authorizing employers to impose an English-only workplace...
Tip of the Week: Employees vs. Interns
Many businesses consider having an intern due to budgetary concerns in hiring an employee. However, an intern is not free labor. An internship must be a learning experience for the benefit of the intern and not the employer. Are interns entitled to benefits under...
Tip of the Week: Responding to OSHA Recent Ramp-up in 3 Steps
In 2010, the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has increased its budget, the size of its enforcement team, and the number of its enforcement actions, which all point to a big warning for businesses to make sure a proper safety and health program...
Tip of the Week: 5 Key Elements in a Job Offer Letter
A job offer letter should try to contain the right combination of professionalism, optimism, information and, of course, relevant disclaimers. Court cases such as Williams v. Computer Resources, Inc., 851 P.2d 967 (Idaho 1993) show the importance of proper wording in...
Tip of the Week: 10 Ways to Avoid Wage and Hour Pitfalls
Employers must constantly navigate a minefield of state and federal wage and hour laws. Effectively avoiding common employer pitfalls could save your business thousands of dollars every year. How do you determine which workers should be classified as independent...
Tip of the Week: Top Ten I-9 Tips
Business owners should be proactive in confirming work eligibility before hiring a new employee. Compared to dealing with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, internally addressing issues right up front is a lot easier. The Form I-9 is the form used to verify that an...
Tip of the Week: Hot HR Topics for 2010
Do you need to know the most important employment legislation, HR case laws, workplace trends, and major employee issues anticipated for 2010 and how they affect employers? In this month’s HRCast, a recording provided by our team of HR Pros and available exclusively...
Tip of the Week: Essentials of an Effective Employee Handbook
There were many changes in employment laws during 2009 with more anticipated for 2010. These changes require employers to review and establish new company Employee Handbook policies to address emerging workplace issues. Is a handbook required in 2010? What are the...
Tip of the Week: Preparing for Pandemic Illness at Work
During this flu season, especially with H1N1 in mind, many employers are concerned with how to properly prepare for potential pandemic illness debilitating their employees and their business. There are three important areas employers must consider when preparing their...
Tip of the Week: Making Hiring Decisions with Today’s Internet
Advances in online technology have reinforced how the Internet has become an increasingly necessary and unavoidable recruitment tool for small companies to leverage. There are three important areas employers must consider when implementing successful on-line...
Tip of the Week: Determining Time Off for School Activities
Employers are increasingly receiving requests for time off for employees to attend to their children’s school activities. It’s important to learn how state laws, company policies, and business needs impact such requests and how the leave is granted. Which employers...
Tip of the Week: Forewarning about Mini-WARNs
Most employers are familiar with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act. Because of the minimum employee levels, sporadic enforcement, and relatively mild penalties, many employers have not concerned themselves with it. Do you know what sets...
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