Team communication: 18 tips to help you work together better

• August 05, 2019

Fostering your team's communication methods can only improve collaboration, productivity and morale. Here are 18 our favorite tips on team communication.

Paid voting leave rules: A closer look at New York’s new law

• August 02, 2019

A mostly under-the-radar law passed in New York earlier this spring. Here's what you need to know about the updates to paid leave for voting.

Where’s the boss? 6 signs you’re under-managing your employees

• August 01, 2019

Offering too little management support (otherwise known as “under-managing”) can be just as detrimental and unappealing for employees as micromanaging.

Three mindsets of a successful long-distance leader

• July 31, 2019

While the principles of leadership haven’t changed, how we lead must change to support a remote team and help its team members achieve great success.

Organizing I-9 documents: Keeping your employee paperwork compliant and secure

• July 30, 2019

ICE is performing more I-9 audits than ever. Protect your employees and your business by making sure your I-9 documents are in compliance.

HR & the future workplace: Start planning for these 5 realities

• July 29, 2019

Five things you should know about advanced technologies and the potentially significant effects on HR functions and the work HR professionals do.

How to accommodate for nursing breaks at work

• July 26, 2019

Lactation breaks are quickly becoming the norm. Here’s what the new laws require and how you can make nursing breaks part of your family-friendly policies.

Payroll Services Mailbag: Child support orders, 401k hardships and more

• July 25, 2019

Employment tax compliance expert Alice Gilman answers your payroll questions in this roundup of Payroll Services Mailbag.

Expanded definition of sexual harassment may be wave of future

• July 24, 2019

Laws recently enacted by the state of New York may signal a new standard for deciding what constitutes sexual harassment.

6 team building activities for your telecommuting team

• July 23, 2019

Telecommuting is very popular, but the distance requires that you use team-building activities. Here are 6 you can try with your employees.

6 signs you might be the reason your employees are quitting

• July 22, 2019

If you’re experiencing recurring morale and retention problems, you might want to look inward for the cause.

New twist in no-match letters: Employees’ privacy

• July 19, 2019

The IRS considers information in no-match letters to be confidential tax information. But might that rule be broken to inform ICEof name and SSN mismatches?

With wrongful termination, charges can come from anywhere

• July 18, 2019

Employers think they can hire and fire anyone for any reason or no reason. After all, that is the definition of ‘at-will’ employment. But wrongful termination...

Business etiquette best practices

• July 17, 2019

In today’s casual society, staff still need to learn proper protocol and business etiquette. Here are some important guidelines to get you started.

Friendly rivalries: Keeping workplace competition healthy and productive

• July 16, 2019

A bit of friendly workplace competition can be a good thing. But when office rivalries increase in intensity, managers need to take action.

Professional training: Who should pay for it and why

• July 15, 2019

Employers are pulling out all the stops to retain top talent. One increasingly popular tool? Paying for their professional training and certifications.

California bans bias based on hairstyle

• July 12, 2019

California has become the first state to ban discrimination on the basis of applicants’ and employees’ hairstyles. How should employers respond?

Criminal background checks in the Ban the Box era

• July 11, 2019

If and when to use hiring tools such as background checks for employment and criminal background checks depends on many factors.

Ask the Attorney: Dress codes, PTO payout and no-call, no-show

• July 10, 2019

Nancy Delogu tackles what you can and cannot tell employees to wear, PTO payout revisions and how to terminate a no-call, no-show employee.

Regs, notices, announcements: What’s the difference and why it’s important

• July 09, 2019

The IRS unexpectedly shed light on its rulemaking processes. And this may influence how and when they come out with guidance on which you can rely.