What Makes an Effective Customer Service Program?
If you are providing goods or services to customers or clients, chances are you have performed customer service work. In addition to the...
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Oct 12, 20182 min read
Mental Health in the Workplace
This past Wednesday was World Mental Health Day. The goal of the day is to raise both awareness and advocacy of mental health issues...
Sep 28, 20182 min read
The Growth of the Gig Economy
A study by Intuit, a financial software company, has predicted that by 2020 nearly 40% of American workers will be independent...
Sep 21, 20183 min read
Calculating Overtime and Proposed Changes to the FSLA
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) was first enacted in 1938 and provided employees with a minimum wage for hours worked and also put...
Sep 14, 20183 min read
FMLA: Calculating the 12-Month Time Period
The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was passed 25 years ago. Upon its passing, eligible employees could take up to 12 weeks of unpaid...
Sep 7, 20182 min read
HR and Marketing: A Perfect Combination
When you think of the role that human resources plays in your organization, what tasks immediately come to mind? More than likely you are...
Aug 17, 20183 min read
Recruiting in the Modern Day
Recruiting qualified and talented employees is an important task. In the recent past, employers appeared to hold all the power when it...
Aug 10, 20182 min read
Promoting Neurodiversity in the Workplace
Diversity in the workplace is a topic that is often discussed. Providing a culturally inclusive workforce that reflects the world at...
Aug 3, 20182 min read
The #MeToo Movement
When Harvey Weinstein, a Hollywood producer, was accused of sexual harassment and rape, women across the country felt empowered to come...
Jul 27, 20183 min read
Take a Vacation; Not a Workcation
We are well into summertime…have you taken your “workcation” yet? We can hear you asking, “Workcation?” A workcation is when you are...
Jul 20, 20183 min read
Take a Break: The Importance of Lunch
In offices all over the country, it is not unusual to see people eating lunch at their desks and forgoing breaks in order to get more...
Jul 13, 20184 min read
Résumé vs. CV
Whether you have just been graduated from college or graduate school, or if you are exploring a new career opportunity, a correctly...
Jun 29, 20183 min read
Coping with an Employee's Serious Illness
It is always unfortunate news when you learn that an employee you know and work with has been diagnosed with a serious illness. Americans...
Jun 22, 20182 min read
Ikigai: A Reason for Being
“You have to have a reason to get up in the mornings.” “Follow your bliss.” “Ikigai.” Ikigai? What’s that? We are not recommending a new...
Jun 15, 20182 min read
Remote Workers: Not Just a Trend
If you’ve done any hiring recently, you know the competition for talent is growing increasingly stiff. The U.S. unemployment rate is...
Jun 1, 20182 min read
Can You Stop Employees From Discussing Their Salary?
In our last blog, we talked about non-poaching agreements and why employers can not divulge employee salaries to competitors and other...
May 18, 20182 min read
Beware Non-poaching Agreements
When you have employees that are instrumental and valuable to the success of your company, it only makes sense that you would want to...
May 4, 20183 min read
Signs, Signs...Everywhere Signs
Even in this digital age, where most, if not all information can be found online, there is one aspect of labor compliance that has not...
Apr 27, 20182 min read
This Will Go Down on Your Permanent Record: Employee Access to Their Personnel File
From their initial job application, to federally required tax and payroll information, performance reviews, medical information, and...
Apr 20, 20182 min read
Polymaths: Modern Day Renaissance People
Aristotle. Galileo. Leonardo DaVinci. Ben Franklin. What do they all have in common? You've probably heard the term Renaissance man...
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