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August 12 Tip of the Week

August 12, 2025

“FMLA Timing”      While this week’s tip of the week could easily take up an entire blog post or even an... Read More

August 12 Tip of the Week

August 04, 2025

“FMLA Timing”      While this week’s tip of the week could easily take up an entire blog post or even an... Read More

July 29 Tip of the Week

July 28, 2025

“Compensable Time in the Electronic Age” Employers of hourly, non-exempt workers have often struggled with the question of what constitutes... Read More

July 22 Tip of the Week

July 21, 2025

“Protected Classes” Human resources professionals have a difficult job; they must stay current on the everchanging labor and employment laws. ... Read More

July 15 Tip of the Week

July 15, 2025

“Service Animal Requests” Have you ever had an employee request to bring a service animal to work and wondered how... Read More

July 8 Tip of the Week

July 07, 2025

“Building the Employee Relationship” In today’s workforce, building relationships is key to developing effective and productive employees.  Most people come... Read More

July 1 Tip of the Week

June 30, 2025

“Proactive vs Reactive” As human resources professionals, it is often difficult to plan out your day because employee issues arise... Read More

June 24 Tip of the Week

June 24, 2025

“Best Practices in Employee Documentation”             “If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to hear... Read More

June 17 Tip of the Week

June 16, 2025

“Retiree Health Insurance and COBRA” Employers who offer employee group health insurance must provide employees with a notice of their... Read More

June 10 Tip of the Week

June 09, 2025

“Snow Days to Heat Days” Anyone who has grown up in the Northeast or the Midwest where snow storms are... Read More

June 3 Tip of the Week

June 02, 2025

“Hidden Risks in Severance Agreements” When an employer decides to terminate an employee – a decision that we all know... Read More

May 27 Tip of the Week

May 27, 2025

“Summer Vacation” Now that Memorial Day has passed and summer is officially here, it is time for employers to review... Read More

May 20th Tip of the Week

May 19, 2025

Adverse Employment Actions Do you know what actions are considered adverse employment actions that could give rise to a claim... Read More

May 13th Tip of the Week

May 12, 2025

“Accommodating an Employee” Think you don’t have to accommodate an employee working in a call center who suffers from angry,... Read More

May 6 Tip of the Week

May 05, 2025

“Misclassification: An Expensive Mistake” One of the most important things that an employer can do is to classify their employees... Read More

April 29 Tip of the Week

April 28, 2025

“Top 3 Things to Know BEFORE Partnering with Vendors” You’ll want to identify the following: By understanding third-party security policies... Read More

April 22 Tip of the Week

April 22, 2025

“Final Wages” Although it can seem tempting to take deductions from a departing employee’s final wages for unreturned uniforms or... Read More

April 15 Tip of the Week

April 15, 2025

“Drug Testing” Before you fire that employee who failed your annual/random/post-incident drug test by testing positive for marijuana, you may... Read More

April 8 Tip of the Week

April 08, 2025

“Compensable Time in the Electronic Age” Employers of hourly, non-exempt workers have often struggled with the question of what constitutes... Read More

April 1 Tip of the Week

March 31, 2025

“Disability Discrimination and Marijuana Use”                        As marijuana use, both recreational and medical, has become legalized in many states,... Read More