Attention, employers: It just got more expensive to violate the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) and the Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA). Cost of noncompliance goes up Here are the DOL’s new maximum penalties for violating the: FLSA: $2,050 for willful or repeated […]
Posted on February 14th, 2020 by admin
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The workforce is constantly evolving and companies across all industries are adapting to ever-changing employee desires. Smart employers are striving to create a positive employee experience. That requires constantly refining how they approach human resources to ensure that they can continue to recruit and retain top talent. From flexibility and competitive compensation to professional development […]
Posted on February 13th, 2020 by admin
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You’d love to have employees working for you who are the type that always want to learn new things and grow, right? Right. Engaged employees spend more of their time working to improve their performance through training and development. They are the type of workers every company wants, and they expect their employers to create […]
Posted on February 11th, 2020 by admin
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A New Jersey state court of appeals ruled in January that an employer is obligated to pay for medical marijuana when the prescription is treating a job-related injury. The ruling in Hager v. M&K Construction is the first time a NJ court required an employer to compensate a worker for legal weed used to treat […]
Posted on February 7th, 2020 by admin
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In any business, time is the most important resource. Time equals money and wasted time equals wasted money. If you’ve seen Avengers Endgame, there’s one line in the movie that pretty much sums this up: No amount of money ever bought a second of time. An organization where employees don’t track how they’re spending their […]
Posted on February 6th, 2020 by admin
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As technology leaders, we have the opportunity and responsibility to ensure that our teams – whether regional or globally based – conduct work with the efficiency and maximize performance, using software and hardware solutions to deliver the best products and services to our clients and customers. Our mission as technology experts is to review existing […]
Posted on February 5th, 2020 by admin
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We deal with emotions in every interaction, every single day. From work to home to social events, life, and family, our emotions range the gamut. So, when expectations are high and, often, resources are low, managing emotions in the workplace can seem like the norm rather than the exception. If you are in a position […]
Posted on February 1st, 2020 by admin
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With an active flu season well underway and concern growing over the spread of potentially deadly coronavirus infections outside of China, it’s a good time to re-emphasize your contagious disease health response plan with all of your employees. The Centers for Disease Control has numerous wellness and safety templates and information packets you can customize […]
Posted on January 31st, 2020 by admin
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A lot of the time, it can seem like being insanely busy at work is just the norm. Good employees are always tackling big projects and saying yes to more work, right? But being too overwhelmed can lead to burnout and slip-ups. The problem is, a lot of hard workers can find it difficult to […]
Posted on January 30th, 2020 by admin
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Of course you want to create a job advertisement that accurately reflects what you need. But does the ad always meet the needs of your target audience? When creating job descriptions to attract Millennials, most HR pros have little demographic and “psychographic” experience, and so they especially struggle with Millennials. That’s because these active young […]
Posted on January 25th, 2020 by admin
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