Human Resources Tag

Mitigating Workplace Injury Risks for Telecommuters

First, the good news. The Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) generally doesn't cover your employees' home offices. The Department of Labor (DOL) states that home-based workplaces aren't explicitly excluded by OSHA, but the law doesn't hold employers responsible for home offices and won't conduct inspections. An...

24 April, 2019

From the HR Support Center: Should We Ban Romantic Relationships in the Workplace?

Depending on the nature of the relationship, how you handle workplace romances is mostly up to your organization’s preference or policy. If the employees do not report to one another and are engaged in a mutually consenting relationship, no action may be needed. Some organizations prefer...

22 April, 2019

How the Work World is Changing with Millennials

Definitions of the Millennial generation vary, but basically these are people who, today, range from 22 to 38 years old. Their distinctive characteristics are attributed to two primary factors: 1. Most were raised by highly attentive Baby Boomer parents, and 2. Instant communication via electronic technology has...

17 April, 2019

From the HR Support Center: Are job descriptions required by law?

Job descriptions are not required by law, but they’re certainly great to have and serve several purposes. First, a job description, when accurately written, should reflect the actual work done. The applicant or employee can see what will be expected of them and to what they’ll...

15 April, 2019

From the HR Support Center: Which State’s Minimum Wage Do We Pay?

Do we pay the minimum wage of the state where our headquarters is located or the state an employee does the work? Good question. It comes up a lot with employers who have people working remotely or at a worksite in a different state. The answer...

08 April, 2019

From the HR Support Center: The Employment Laws Every Growing Organization Should Know About

Periods of growth are particularly exciting for small and midsize businesses, but they also bring new HR challenges. Along with adding employees—which may change the feel of your culture as well as your floorplan—your organization may become subject to federal and state laws that take...

01 April, 2019

Who Owns an Employee’s Great Idea?

Let's say one of your employees comes to you with a great idea. The employee tells you over the last eight months she's been working on solving a really perplexing challenge your firm has with an old product. It's not even in her job responsibilities,...

27 March, 2019

From the HR Support Center: Can I Ensure That a Terminated Employee Doesn’t Get Unemployment?

We will be terminating an employee who’s been with us only a month. How do I ensure that they don’t get unemployment? Unemployment insurance (UI) benefit claims can be difficult to contest. Most state unemployment departments will only deny benefits if the employee’s misconduct rose to...

25 March, 2019

EEOC Cases Illustrate Examples of Unlawful Discrimination at Work

The mission of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is to enforce federal anti-discrimination laws. When it receives and investigates a complaint that it deems legitimate, it tries to iron out a resolution with the employer in lieu of going to court. If that fails,...

20 March, 2019

From the HR Support Center: DOL Proposes New Overtime Rule

The Department of Labor has released a new proposed rule to increase the minimum salary that an employee must earn to be exempt from minimum wage and overtime under a white collar exemption. The Rule The proposed rule requires that salaried exempt executive, professional, administrative, and computer...

18 March, 2019