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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 …

Almost no HR professional one likes the task of checking the references that a candidate submits.  Today, however, it pays for an organization to check to see if a work history as it was presented on an application or resume is what’s been submitted. In a recent article on the HRDive.com website,  since last year …

After last year’s presidential election, it became obvious that Americans are deeply divided on a number of issues. This divide has clearly begun to show itself in many aspects of American’s daily lives. Now according to a recent story which appeared on the NBC Dallas-Fort Worth website, it appears that the leadership style of President …

As if the headaches that restaurant chain Chipotle has been experiencing over the past year haven’t been bad enough, a recent outbreak of norovirus at one of the chain’s Virginia restaurants is now being blamed on a failure to enforce sick leave polices. In a recent article by Valerie Bolden-Barret on the HR Dive website, …

Even with increasing focus on cybersecurity issues and with recent, high profile hacks that have made major headlines in the last few years, unfortunately, most workers are blissfully unaware of what their level of exposure is.  This can be dangerous when it comes to hackers and others gaining access to their sensitive healthcare data. According …

According to a recent article that appeared at Employee Benefit Advisor’s website, the number of full-time HR employees is expected to decline by 1.4% 2017.  This comes after a decline in 2016 of 1.3%. This is one of the challenges that leave HR professionals behind the curve in keeping up with the demands of today’s …

Rest assured that your employees love their pets. Pets can become members of the families that they live with, so it should come as no surprise that according to a recent article at HRDive.com, households spend some $66.75 billion on products in 2016 for their pets in the US. That number is projected to rise this …

Possibly more important and valuable than a company’s financial data is the data gathered by human resource departments. Companies may not realize it yet but in the long run, such data could be mined in a number of ways. According to a recent article that appeared on SHRM, Phil Wainewright, who had recently attended the …

The battle over healthcare, at least for the moment, is over. The GOP plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, more commonly known as Obamacare, has been resoundingly rejected by Congress from both sides of the aisle.  Democrats rejected it because although it would cut an estimated  $137 billion from the budget, it …

In February, we reported to be on the lookout for W2 scams during tax season. From the end of the calendar year to the tax deadline in mid-April is the prime time for hackers and information thieves to attempt to get their hands on the personal information of your employees in order to file fraudulent …

When you’re a startup business, chances are you have a very small number of employees. If, for example, you started out as four people in a basement or a garage, chances are that everyone in your startup organization wore multiple hats and were called upon to multitask. Many startups find that in order to break …

When it comes to discrimination and harassment cases that wind up in court, according to a recent article which appeared in Bloomberg BNA, human resource professionals can be called upon to represent either the interests of the employer or those of the worker. Attorney Kathleen Peratis, a partner at Outten & Golden based in New …

Last week, House Republicans announced their healthcare plan that would be the replacement for the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which is commonly known as Obamacare. In a recent article by Andie Burjek that appeared on Workforce.com, it was reported that the 19-page document released by the House of Representatives was made up of a list …

For professional employment organizations or PEOs, January 1st of this year marks the start of the Internal Revenue Service‘s voluntary certification program. This certification could help PEO’s and other professional HR outsourcing companies instill a greater degree of trust in their clients and those who may be considering using a PEO in the future. In …

One thing in the world of work that is getting increasing amounts of press is the gig economy. According to a recent article that appeared in Personnel Today, half of all HR professionals interviewed believe this practice of hiring workers based on a project-to-project basis will continue. When it comes to who will train these …

It’s tax season once again. That means it’s also the time of year when IRS scams, both old and new begin appearing.  According to a recent article on the HR Dive website, the IRS is currently warning HR professionals and corporate payroll departments to be on the lookout for W-2 scams. Would-be cyber thieves use …

Those employers who are not in compliance with the law will soon be facing stiffer penalties. Companies in violation will feel the cost of inflation because, for the second time in six months, the federal government has increased fines as outlined under the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act. According to a recent article in …

It’s hard to believe that there are still some companies out there that don’t seem to grasp the concept that treating their workers well can help to improve their company’s bottom line.   The data has shown that employee morale can directly affect an organization’s bottom line in terms of sales, productivity, customer service and overall …

According to a new survey compiled by the National Association of Professional Employer Organizations (NAPEO), indicators show that industry executives are optimistic about the potential of strong growth in 2017. The survey shows that some 99 percent indicating they expect an increase in worksite employees this year, and 38 percent indicating that they expect a …