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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 ...
March 18, 2024
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 ...
March 11, 2024
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 ...
February 29, 2024
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 ...
February 26, 2024
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 ...
February 22, 2024
Blasts From The Past
Affirmation: Each Day I Make Time For Laughter
January 8, 2019
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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
January 19, 2024
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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?
September 7, 2023
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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?
June 15, 2023
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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
April 6, 2023
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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
January 20, 2017
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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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