October 1 Tip of the Week
October 01, 2024
“The Hazards of Employee Monitoring” In today’s workplaces, employers have limited means of monitoring employee performance. Supervisors and managers cannot... Read More
September 24 Tip of the Week
September 23, 2024
“The Importance of Job Descriptions” When hiring, employers often feel pressure to get jobs... Read More
September 17 Tip of the Week
September 17, 2024
“Wage Deductions” Although it can seem tempting to take deductions from a departing employee’s final wages for unreturned uniforms or... Read More
September 10 Tip of the Week
September 09, 2024
“Employee Changes” Have you ever been in a situation where you needed to change an employee’s schedule, hours, pay or... Read More
September 3 Tip of the Week
September 03, 2024
“Dress for Success” The patchwork of state and federal laws related to employment are seemingly endless and contain many nuances... Read More
August 27 Tip of the Week
August 27, 2024
“Round and Round, We Go” One of the most important things for employees is their pay check. Every employee wants... Read More
August 20 Tip of the Week
August 20, 2024
“Severance Agreement Pitfalls” When an employer decides to terminate an employee – a decision that we all know is not... Read More
August 13 Tip of the Week
August 13, 2024
“No Fault Attendance Policies: Are They Legal?” One of the most difficult employee issues that employers deal with on a... Read More
August 6 Tip of the Week
August 06, 2024
“Building the Employee Relationship” In today’s workforce, building relationships is key to developing effective and productive employees. Most people come... Read More
July 30 Tip of the Week
July 30, 2024
“Best Practices in Employee Documentation” “If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to hear... Read More
July 23 Tip of the Week
July 23, 2024
“Planning for the Future…” Compliance is one of the most difficult aspects of the Human Resources professional’s job. There... Read More
July 16 Tip of the Week
July 15, 2024
When Does FMLA Entitlement Begin? A recent court decision Tanner v. Stryker Corp. of Michigan, No. 22-14188 (11th Cir.), June... Read More
July 9 Tip of the Week
July 08, 2024
Salary Basis Rule- Will it Stand? When the United States Department of Labor issued its new rule regarding the minimum... Read More
July 2 Tip of the Week
June 28, 2024
Reasonable Accommodation Under the ADA Did you know that job reassignment is considered to be the reasonable accommodation of last... Read More
June 25 Tip of the Week
June 24, 2024
“Proactive vs Reactive” As human resources professionals, it is often difficult to plan out your day because employee issues arise... Read More
June 18 Tip of the Week
June 18, 2024
“Criminal Background Checks: Sword or Shield?” At myHRcounsel we receive a lot of questions from employers regarding criminal background checks... Read More
June 11 Tip of the Week
June 10, 2024
“What is an Accommodation Request” The Case A recent decision in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals regarding an employer’s... Read More
June 4 Tip of the Week
June 03, 2024
“Timing when Terminating an Employee” While this week’s tip of the week could easily take up an entire blog post... Read More
May 28 Tip of the Week
May 28, 2024
“Summer Vacation” Now that Memorial Day has passed and summer is officially here, it is time for employers to review... Read More
May 21 Tip of the Week
May 21, 2024
“Are Severance Agreements Worth It?” The decision to terminate an employee is never an easy one for a variety of... Read More