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Ensuring Domestic Safety During the Holiday Season

Ensuring Domestic Safety During the Holiday Season

As we eagerly anticipate the holiday season, filled with plans to spend quality time with loved ones or embark on a well-deserved break, it's essential to remember that not everyone...

Ensuring Domestic Safety During the Holiday Season

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How  to Deal With Your High-Stress Job

How to Deal With Your High-Stress Job

We all deal with stress in our lives. Some stress can be good, such as when we are in a dangerous situation. But too much stress–especially chronic stress–can cause significant...

How to Deal With Your High-Stress Job

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Streamlining HR Year-End Activities: A Guide to Compliance and Efficiency

Streamlining HR Year-End Activities: A Guide to Compliance and Efficiency

As the year draws to a close, Human Resources professionals are gearing up for a crucial phase in their annual calendar: Year-End Activities. While it may sound like routine paperwork,...

Streamlining HR Year-End Activities: A Guide to Compliance and Efficiency

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Mastering Payroll Compliance: Essential Tips and Best Practices

Mastering Payroll Compliance: Essential Tips and Best Practices

Payroll compliance encompasses all federal, state, and local employee compensation laws and regulations. This includes timely and accurate wage payments, proper tax withholdings, overtime calculations, record-keeping, and reporting requirements. Non-compliance...

Mastering Payroll Compliance: Essential Tips and Best Practices

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Effective Sexual Harassment Prevention Training: Strategies for a Respectful Workplace

Effective Sexual Harassment Prevention Training: Strategies for a Respectful Workplace

Sexual harassment in the workplace is a serious issue that can have far-reaching consequences for both employees and employers. Effective sexual harassment training fosters a safe and respectful workplace environment....

Effective Sexual Harassment Prevention Training: Strategies for a Respectful Workplace

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Election Tensions in the Workplace

Election Tensions in the Workplace

Every four years, the U.S. presidential election can create tension and differing opinions among voters. This season can impact the kinds of conversations we engage in, in our communities and...

Election Tensions in the Workplace

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5 Tips for Being Productive, Not Busy

5 Tips for Being Productive, Not Busy

I’m a calendar junky. There, I said it. I believed that in order to feel accomplished, and important, I needed to fill my calendar, every day, every moment. I filled...

5 Tips for Being Productive, Not Busy

Managing Independent Contractors: A Guide for Employers

Managing Independent Contractors: A Guide for Employers

The article provides guidance on managing independent contractors, highlighting the need to distinguish them from traditional employees. It emphasizes setting clear project parameters, maintaining open communication, and ensuring timely payment....

Managing Independent Contractors: A Guide for Employers

Justifying HR Costs: Strategies for Aligning People Programs with Business Success

Justifying HR Costs: Strategies for Aligning People Programs with Business Success

The need for HR to demonstrate the value of people-focused initiatives has never been greater. This blog explores strategies that HR leaders can use to effectively justify these investments.

Justifying HR Costs: Strategies for Aligning People Programs with Business Success

A Comprehensive Guide to FCRA Compliance for Human Resources

A Comprehensive Guide to FCRA Compliance for Human Resources

The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) is a federal law enacted to promote the accuracy, fairness, and privacy of consumer information contained in the files of consumer reporting agencies. Compliance...

A Comprehensive Guide to FCRA Compliance for Human Resources

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Remote Work Compliance: Labor Laws and Regulation

Remote Work Compliance: Labor Laws and Regulation

Working from home has become a norm in today's business environment, offering flexibility and increased productivity. However, it also brings unique challenges, particularly in ensuring compliance with labor laws and...

Remote Work Compliance: Labor Laws and Regulation

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EEO-1 Reporting Requirements: A Comprehensive Guide for HR Professionals

EEO-1 Reporting Requirements: A Comprehensive Guide for HR Professionals

The EEO-1 report, a crucial requirement by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), is mandated under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended by the Equal...

EEO-1 Reporting Requirements: A Comprehensive Guide for HR Professionals

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The Power of AI and Automation in HR

The Power of AI and Automation in HR

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and automation are transforming industries worldwide, and Human Resources (HR) is no exception. As organizations strive to optimize their operations and stay competitive, the integration of AI...

The Power of AI and Automation in HR

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Increased 2025 HSA and HDHP Limits

Increased 2025 HSA and HDHP Limits

Employees will be able to save more in their Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) next year due to rising inflation. The IRS announced on May 9, 2024 that the annual contribution...

Increased 2025 HSA and HDHP Limits

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How to Conduct an HR Audit

How to Conduct an HR Audit

Human resource audits prevent legal and regulatory issues from an organization's HR policies and practices. These audits spotlight potential legal risks and they assess how a company's HR strategies compare...

How to Conduct an HR Audit

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