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Remote worker checklist: Ensure your company has essential policies in place

01/04/2023
While remote work has skyrocketed in the past few years, many companies still need to institute a telecommuting policy. This is crucial, according to Anniken Davenport, Esq., an HR Specialist legal contributor.

HR analytics expert details why analytics is vital to your company

01/04/2023
Human resources analytics, a relatively new discipline, is growing at an extraordinary rate and is quickly becoming an essential competency for HR professionals, according to Dr. Michele Rigolizzo, an assistant professor at the Feliciano School of Business at Montclair State University.

Follow these key FMLA intermittent leave call-off rules

01/04/2023
Managing employees authorized to take FMLA on an intermittent basis can be a massive headache. You never know when the employee will call off work. But disciplining the employee for missing work can backfire. Here’s how to create call-off rules that comply with the law.

Biden signs Omnibus budget bill: What employers need to know

01/04/2023
In time to avert a federal government shutdown, Congress passed and President Biden signed the sprawling Omnibus funding bill into law. Included in the final version that funded federal agencies through fiscal year 2023 were changes that impact how employers operate.

The HR I.Q. Test: January ’23

01/01/2023
Here’s your monthly quiz on HR news and trends.

Appeals court: Federal contractors don’t have to ensure their employees are vaccinated

12/22/2022
In a 2-1 decision, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s preliminary injunction blocking a federal mandate requiring federal contractors to ensure their employees are vaccinated against COVID as a condition of receiving government work.

Huge employment law verdicts and settlements in 2022

12/22/2022
Employees who sued their current or former employers reaped spectacular paydays in 2022. For some, it was almost like winning the lottery.

Ready for inspection? Dollar Tree was not

12/21/2022
A recent OSHA ruling is clear: Fix safety issues or face the consequences.

Jumpstart your career in the new year

12/21/2022
The HR profession has undergone high turnover due to stress from the pandemic and the turbulent economy. A survey by the workplace communications app Workvivo found that 98% of HR pros felt burned out in the last six months. Nearly 80% said they were open to leaving their jobs.

Some work and some play

12/21/2022
In search of close friendships or romance? Look around your office!