While you can’t prevent unplanned business disruptions, you can be prepared for them. A standard operating procedure is essential to helping maintain everything from...
The most basic question about the employment relationship—whether a worker is an “employee” or “independent contractor”—has baffled HR and employers for...
Employee leave laws have seen a swift and complicated change this year and last in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The FFCRA – the first-ever nationwide federal...
Make sure your organization protects itself from these evolving risks and understands all the vaccine best practices being used today by U.S. employers. You’ll get...
If you have any employees in California (even remote workers), you're constantly trying to keep up with the state's crazy maze of complex, ever-changing,...
Your hiring slots are valuable, and it’s your job to fill them with the very best candidates. Your reputation—and your career—hinges on this skill. But how often...
As the call for equal pay gets louder, learn what other smart employers are doing to proactively stay ahead of promised regulations and legislation from federal and...
More than 75% of your company’s records are created and stored electronically—everything from emails to Slack messages to social media. Are you 100% confident that...
The W-4 form used to be a simple half-page. Now it looks like a tax return … and employees have to do math! Even after a year with this format, the new withholding...
Most supervisors and HR professionals never learned how to handle uncomfortable conversations with employees about poor performance, offensive behavior or even personal...
In harassment lawsuits, courts will look at two key things to determine your organization’s liability: do you have an anti-harassment policy and did you train your...
If the impolite language and downright rudeness once reserved for social media have found their way to your workplace, you must prioritize breaking this cycle of...
Just one mistake when investigating workplace insubordination and misconduct can cost your company millions—and cost you your job. But you’ve probably received...
The complex maze of state and federal laws on marijuana use — along with the work-from-home trend and increasingly relaxed public attitude about the drug — has left...
Millions of Americans have tested positive for the coronavirus, so it's likely some of your employees will become infected in the coming months. One wrong move could...
Whether you’re taking meeting minutes trying to capture 7 people’s comments, jotting down notes from a voicemail, or recording the highlights of a conversation with...
More than a third of HR professionals have a certification to their name. At the HR director level, it’s more than half. Research shows that carrying an HR...
How do you handle employees' first few hours … first few days … and first few weeks on the job? Do you simply throw new hires to the wolves with a "sink or swim"...
The pandemic changed many things … including your handling of employees’ expense reimbursements. For example, more employees are working remotely. But which of their...
When toxic talk infects an entire department, managers may be tempted to throw up their hands and just give in. They often feel powerless to counteract the damage caused...
