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HR Compliance Overview Regarding 2023 State Minimum Wage Rates
The United States minimum wage has been a topic of debate for decades. As the government continues to seek a way to reduce poverty and provide a living wage for the people of America, the new minimum wage limits for 2023 are set to be announced on January 1st...
Surviving the Great Reshuffle: Top Tips for Employee Retention
The American workplace has long been an evolving landscape. From the industrial revolution to our contemporary global arena, businesses have had to become more flexible to adapt to the recent challenges. Since the pandemic, more than half of the workforce demographic...
The 7 Steps for FMLA Compliance
When employees need to attend to their (or their family's) medical needs, they may need to take time off from work. There are specific steps they and their employer need to follow to determine whether they will receive compensation when they aren't working. The Family...
Five Top Tips for Solving HR Challenges In Manufacturing
As manufacturing continues to change, companies face the challenge of evolving or being unable to keep up with their more adaptive competitors. To successfully solve these challenges, HR managers need to adapt to changes not only in technology, but in workforce...
What’s New for HSAs and High-Deductible Health Plan Limits?
Health savings account (HSA) contribution limits will significantly increase in 2023 and will likely continue to rise in the near future. On April 29, the IRS announced that it would drastically increase contribution limits. The announcement was made in response to...
How to Navigate HR Compliance With An International Workforce
Maintaining compliance in an ever-shifting, increasingly globalized world has its own peculiar challenges which will only grow more complex as time marches on. By understanding these top challenges, you can better situate yourself to take advantage of the...
The Important Role Employee Benefits Play In Your Overall DEI Strategy
The importance of workplace diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) has made steady progress over the last few decades, but 2021 was the year where many employers finally made DEI a priority in their organization. An enormous undertaking for even a modestly sized...
Compliance Best Practices for Human Resources
Human Resource managers are vital to the success of an organization. They communicate with every level of an organization and consistently impact business activities – from recruitment and retention to continued training and compliance. While HR is primarily concerned...
OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate: What Employers Need to Know
On November 4th, 2021, OSHA released its high-anticipated emergency temporary standard (ETS), commonly referred to in the press as the vaccine mandate. The general aim of this new standard has been known for some time, but, with the specific details finally available,...
Do you know how many of your employees are struggling with caring for an aging parent? It’s probably more than you think
What if I told you that there is a hidden crisis affecting 1 in 5 Americans, causing millions to leave the workforce earlier than expected, hindering productivity, all while most employers remain out of touch with what is happening? That is precisely the conclusion of...
Compensation Strategy is More Important Now Than Ever Before— Don’t Let Yours Go Stale
It’s never been a good idea to allow your organization’s compensation strategy to go stale, but today’s economic upheaval has made this subject a focal point in a historically competitive job market. If your organization hasn’t already felt the effects of the...
Over 100 Employees? COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements are Coming
Ensure that 100% of their workforce is vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus, with any of the emergency or fully FDA-approved vaccines; ORReceive a weekly negative COVID-19 test result from all unvaccinated employees prior to coming to work. In addition to this...