At least half of my legal practice is serving as outside labor-and-employment counsel for small to midsize businesses. And, increasingly, much of that practice is...
Paper-based record keeping is risky. Important documents can be easily lost or damaged, leading to potential data loss for your business. Switching to electronic...
Hiring the right people is crucial to the success of any business, and the best way to do that is by casting a wide net during your search for new hires. The more people...
Sophia planned to wait until later in her pregnancy to announce the news to people at her office, but she believes most of them already suspected. Needing to run to the...
I’ve been through lots of employer training. There was the afternoon course over several weeks teaching new hires how to write according to the company’s style...
There were at least 11 on-demand pay vendors at the American Payroll Association’s Annual Congress last month, not including the national third-party payroll...
Like many smart businesses, Parker and Johnson Ltd. has come to the realization that strategic workforce planning is a necessity for the organization. Baby Boomers make...
Collecting I-9 forms from new hires is a mandatory process all business owners go through in the United States. Yet, if you run a business in certain states, such as...
Communication skills are the most important soft skills for many professions. Having great communication skills can help you get ahead regardless of where you fall in...
To navigate the complexities of organizational change, leverage software tools that streamline processes and simplify transitions. These tools assist with various tasks...
Out of sight, out of mind is a poor strategy for managing employees who work remotely. Yes, they’re model employees, which is why you’ve agreed to let them continue...
Terminating employees, particularly involuntarily, is a part of the job that most business owners and HR managers dread. Firing or laying off staff members is a tough...
When there’s lots to do, employee engagement doesn’t demand an awful lot of creativity. Keep an updated task list, provide the right tools, and eliminate...
A friend of mine has a stellar résumé, but can’t get it through prospective employers’ algorithmic screening processes, probably because it’s too easy to infer...
With pandemic restrictions easing and the full staff heading back to the office, Laura’s boss decided the time was right to perform some workspace reorganization. He...
Payroll compliance is no small task. Everyone knows that executing payroll accurately and on time is important, after all everyone wants to get paid for their world....
The best way now to think about military leave under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act is this: If you provide paid leave for almost any...
The Fair Labor Standards Act requires that employers track the time that nonexempt employees spend working. Many use a swipe-card system, biometric scanner, computer...
A positive mindset is typically seen as a desirable trait in the workforce across all professionals and job levels, but it’s often overlooked as a leadership skill....
