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After Congress and the current administration passed tax reform, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has recommended that employees review and revise the amount that is currently being withheld from their paychecks. On February 28, 2018, the IRS suggests taking a look at current withholding amounts and accessing the IRS’s updated IRS Withholding Calculator to determine whether …

Cryptocurrency has gained the whole world’s attention. So much so that some employers and their workers might be wondering if someone might be paid in Bitcoin for example. In a recent article appearing on the workforce.com website, regular columnist, John Hyman, goes over this question in more detail. There certainly are legitimate online businesses that …

An article appearing on the NAPEO website reports that in the most recent survey conducted for Bersin’s High-Impact People Analytics study, it is estimated that 85% of those companies participating in the survey have developed their People Analytics (PA) beyond the most basic levels. However, nearly 70% of companies overall haven’t scaled the capability that their …

The topic of sexual harassment has dominated headlines in the news and been at the forefront of discussion for a number of months. After several consecutive stories broke of several high-profile figures in the media last fall, the topic has been taken up, not only by large corporations but within small businesses as well. In …

Women in the workforce have constantly faced the challenges of sexism and harassment on the job. For them, it’s nothing new. Recent scrutiny of workplace harassment, assault and overall sexism in the media had caused a sharp rise in the number of women who have chosen to speak up, speak out and confront businesses, organizations …

Companies are competing more than ever for recruiting top talent, and according to a recent article by Albert McKeon which appeared on the Search Software Tech website, organizations that pay attention to the latest trends in HR technology are the ones that are staying ahead of the curve. Paul Hamerman a principal analyst and advisor …

  The uses of so-called emojis have been in use almost as long as we’ve had the Internet. Initially, they were used in a casual way to depict emotions that are often not well conveyed online. In the business world, using emojis was almost always frowned upon as being ‘unprofessional’. Later as the practice became …

Workers in the Eurozone and in the UK are grappling with several legislative challenges. As the result of HR professionals have plenty to be on the lookout for in 2018. While Brexit will not complete until 2019, UK companies can probably take for granted that the Government will not likely try to undo any rights …

As of November 8th of this year, those who subscribe to Microsoft’s Office 365 will have access to the Resume Assistant tool that the tech giant developed with LinkedIn. In just under a year after Microsoft purchased LinkedIn, job seekers and HR professionals alike are beginning to see results of using this new free tool …

It has long been established that the majority of those who work in the field of HR are women. Recent figures collected in 2016 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) suggest that 73.7 percent of workers in the field of HR in the private and public sector are women. While the profession has historically …

Soon it will be a New Year and HR professionals were recently surveyed by XpertHR, a provider of legal information for employers. According to a recent article appearing on Staffing Industry Analyst’s website, the issues of workplace violence, data breaches, sexual harassment, and marijuana ranked to cause the most concern. XpertHR based their findings according …

Cases of discrimination and harassment of all types are now front and center in the news. Celebrities, politicians and the rich and powerful are now facing a huge backlash. Firings, loss of credibility, lawsuits, and heightened public scrutiny has rocked organized organizations of all sizes.  Even as the social media #MeToo has won Time Magazine …

No employer wants to have hired someone only to have to let them go. Even when the reasons are justifiable, organizations need to be keenly aware that what they say regarding why an employee was dismissed or risk finding themselves in court. A recent article by Jon Hyman, a regular contributor to Workforce.com, describes the …

In spite of repeated attempts to dismantle the ACA or Obamacare, the current enrollment period this year has seen a record number of sign-ups.  Even with cuts in funding for advertising, denials of cost sharing initiates, reduction of hours and the amount of time that consumers have to enroll the ACA numbers are better than …

It’s no great secret that a vast majority of Americans in the workforce feel tired when they are at work. Some these same workers would fall under what physicians and other medical professionals describe as sleep deprived. According to a recent article by Alexis Carpello that appeared on Workforce.com. In a recent study conducted by …

We’ve managed to make it through Halloween this year, but there can be some really scary situations that HR professionals and their organizations have to face all year long. According to a recent article by Alexandra Bonner and Emily Kearsey that appeared on the Personnel Today website, some theoretical situations could end up being a …

Over the past few weeks, it’s become obvious that practically every woman who is in the workforce can think of incidents of sexual harassment that she has experienced. According to a recent article that appeared at Bustle.com, many women don’t know what to do when placed in such situations. Knowing just how to handle sexual …

The issues surrounding healthcare continue as President Trump issued an Executive Order this past week. According to the latest Executive Order, the executive branch will “facilitate the purchase of health insurance across state lines and the development of operation of a healthcare system that provides high-quality care at affordable prices for the American people. The …

Another change in healthcare has come in the form of a new mandate from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Trump Administration. According to an article which recently appeared at the HRDive.com website, not only will religious employers be able to opt out of the Affordable Care Act’s mandate of …

Employers that conduct background screens need to keep up as states expand the types of criminal records eligible for sealing or expungement. In a recent article by Roy Maurer that appeared on the SHRM website, government officials such as Muriel Bowser, Mayor of Washington, D.C., have put forth a proposal to expunge the arrest records of …

In spite of inroads made for equality for LGBT workers and same sex couples under the Obama Administration, the battle over whether or not companies can discriminate against workers based on their sexual preference may be soon put to the test soon. The Trump Administration’s Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, who is now at the helm …

In a political climate that is in many ways more divided than at almost any other point in history, there may be agreement on both sides of the aisle in Congress. According to a recent article by Andie Burjek that appeared at Workforce.com, between 2015 and 2017 the number of employers that announced they would …

Technology is coming to influence more and more of our daily lives. With these advances come improved results with greater effectiveness than ever before, including in the field of human resources. In a recent series by the Digital Journal, KMPG said in a review of HR technology that what organizations are really after are results. …

The Trump Administration has put a halt on a rule from the Obama Administration that would require that companies share data on what they pay their employees as well as information on race and gender. In spite of this recent action by the current administration, in a recent article that appeared in the Chicago Tribune, …

For most companies, not much has changed in terms of employees filling out timesheets or clocking in and out. Most workplaces still have two-week pay periods, but for many Millennials that just isn’t good enough. According to a recent article at Workforce.com, the fast pace of a world that is technology driven has left Millennials …