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Career Mondays

Career Monday: A Useful Guide for Sharing a Home Office with Your Partner

Does your house seem smaller since the pandemic started? Many families feel more cramped with 2 adults working at home, especially if you need to ...
Career Mondays

Career Monday: The Secret to Having a Greater Impact at Work

Do you pride yourself on meeting the expectations in your job description and completing tasks on time? That’s a great start, but it’s important to ...
HR Q&A

Q&A: What is mentoring in the workplace?

Mentoring is a professional relationship between a senior or more experienced employee (the mentor) and a newer or less experienced one (the mentee). The mentor ...
Career Mondays

Career Monday: How to Figure Out What Type of Job You Really Want

Are you considering a job change, but you keep putting it off for one reason or another? Most often it’s our lack of clear ideas ...
HR Q&A

Q&A: We’ve had a request for a religious accommodation, but I think the employee wants to get out of following the policy for other reasons. How do I determine whether a religious belief is legitimate and sincerely held?

Ordinarily, you should assume that an employee’s request for a religious accommodation is based on a sincerely held religious belief, observance, or practice. The definition ...

Blasts From The Past

Affirmation: Each Day I Make Time For Laughter

I love to laugh. Laughing relieves tension and reminds me to avoid taking myself and the world too seriously. Having laughter today helps me feel ...
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HR Law Alert: Annual OSHA Form 300A Posting Begins February 1, Expanded Electronic Reporting Due March 2

Form 300A Workplace Posting Begins February 1 Covered employers that had 11 or more employees at any point in 2023 are required to post Occupational ...
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Q&A: Can We Tell Our Employees Not to Check Messages After Hours?

Yes, you can tell nonexempt employees that they shouldn’t read or respond to messages when they’re not scheduled to be working. When communicating your expectations, ...
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Q&A: Can We Choose to Not Hire Someone Due to Their Size?

While weight in and of itself is not a protected characteristic under federal law, making a hiring decision on this basis is inadvisable. Hiring decisions ...
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HR Advisor April 2023

Six Ways to Encourage Employees to Set Work-Personal Life Boundaries Most everyone knows what the “hustle” is. It’s been a part of work culture since ...
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Federal Law Alert

The new Form I-9, released November 14, must be used starting Sunday, January 22. Since its release, employers have been able to use either the ...
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