April 8 Tip of the Week
April 8, 2025 2:26 pm“Compensable Time in the Electronic Age” Employers of hourly, non-exempt workers have often struggled with the question of what constitutes... Read More
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January 28 Tip of the Week
January 27, 2025 7:37 pm“New Year, New HR” The Human Resources function in a business is one of the most important elements in ensuring... Read More
January 21 Tip of the Week
January 20, 2025 7:02 pm“The Hazards of Employee Monitoring” In today’s workplaces, employers have limited means of monitoring employee performance. Supervisors and managers cannot... Read More
January 14 Tip of the Week
January 13, 2025 7:08 pm“The Future of Non-Competes” Employers may or may not have heard of a federal law banning non-compete agreements and may... Read More
January 7 Tip of the Week
January 6, 2025 7:11 pm“New Hire Notice” For small to medium-sized businesses the hiring process can be relatively informal. Human Resources or management verbally... Read More
December 31 Tip of the Week
December 30, 2024 5:11 pm“Employee Personnel Files” Proper management of employee personnel files is essential for legal compliance. An employer should start a personnel... Read More
December 24 Tip of the Week
December 23, 2024 4:46 pm“Work/Life Balance” During the holidays, issues surrounding work/life balance become more prevalent, with employees feeling the added pressure of preparing... Read More
December 17 Tip of the Week
December 17, 2024 2:44 pm“Termination Considerations” While this week’s tip of the week could easily take up an entire blog post or even an... Read More
December 10 Tip of the Week
December 10, 2024 4:10 pm“The Hazards of Employee Monitoring” In today’s workplaces, employers have limited means of monitoring employee performance. Supervisors and managers cannot... Read More
December 3 Tip of the Week
December 3, 2024 3:38 pm“Dress for Success” The patchwork of state and federal laws related to employment are seemingly endless and contain many nuances... Read More
November 26 Tip of the Week
November 26, 2024 3:22 pm“Cybersecurity Concerns” An area of great concern for employers over the last several years is cybersecurity. The media is replete... Read More
November 19 Tip of the Week
November 19, 2024 3:12 pm“Employee Changes” Have you ever been in a situation where you needed to change an employee’s schedule, hours, pay or... Read More
November 12 Tip of the Week
November 13, 2024 6:50 pm“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
November 5 Tip of the Week
November 13, 2024 6:49 pm“Dress for Success” The patchwork of state and federal laws related to employment are seemingly endless and contain many nuances... Read More
October 29 Tip of the Week
October 29, 2024 2:25 pm“Service Animal Requests” Have you ever had an employee request to bring a service animal to work and wondered how... Read More
October 15 Tip of the Week
October 21, 2024 8:16 pm“Wage Deductions” Although it can seem tempting to take deductions from a departing employee’s final wages for unreturned uniforms or... Read More
October 15 Tip of the Week
October 14, 2024 4:03 pm“Termination Letters: Required or Not?” One of the questions we often get asked at myHRcounsel is “I just terminated an... Read More
October 8 Tip of the Week
October 7, 2024 8:55 pm“The Growing Concerns of Cybersecurity” An area of great concern for employers over the last several years is cybersecurity. The... Read More
October 1 Tip of the Week
October 1, 2024 2:42 pm“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 7:06 pm“The Importance of Job Descriptions” When hiring, employers often feel pressure to get jobs... Read More