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Hiring Foreign Nationals
Last Updatedin Recordkeeping
Question: What should I know about hiring foreign nationals and how can I avoid discrimination claims in the hiring process? Answer: It is important for employers to understand the federal laws and regulations regarding immigration status and national origin discrimination. Discrimination may be happening without the employer even knowing, but guess what? It’s still illegal […]
The Opioid Epidemic and Its Cost on Society and the Economy
Last Updatedin Health, Safety & Security
Submitted by Signet Screening How Prescription Painkillers Led to the Opioid Epidemic The dependence on prescription painkillers and synthetic opioids has exploded into a full-blown epidemic in America. The problem is a 50-state issue that public health officials are calling the worst drug crisis in the American history. The epidemic’s roots are in chronic pain […]
Making the Change Towards Corporate Social Responsibility in Your Organization
Last Updatedin Employee Relations
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a broad term for self-regulating oneself in terms of ethical responsibility and compliance. The term can refer to both internal and external activities that an organization can take part in to improve itself as well as the communities and environments in which it lives and works. Strategic human resources leaders […]
Training and Development: Are They the Same?
Last Updatedin Training & Development
Many of you are deep in the throes of your performance management process: reflecting back on 2015 and the performance of your employees and also looking ahead to how you can appropriately prepare your employees to tackle what needs to be accomplished in 2016. It never fails that the performance management document seems to have […]
Being Charged for Constructive Discharge
Last Updatedin Employee Relations
Question: I just received a claim from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission indicating a charge for constructive discharge. What does this mean? The employee resigned, I’m not sure what I’m being charged with. Answer: According to the EEOC, Constructive Discharge is when an employee feels forced to resign because the employer (or those in the […]
How to Handle Political Talk During the Work Day
Last Updatedin Employee Relations
HR Question: Since it’s an election year (not to mention one during an unprecedented pandemic), the conversations between my employees are becoming increasingly political. How do I handle this political talk either in the office or with remote workers during office hours? HR Answer: It’s natural that conversations amongst team members can quickly turn political […]
What Should I Consider Before Doing a Reduction in Force?
Last Updatedin Communications, Employee Relations, HR Compliance
HR Question: I may need to restructure my workforce as a result of the downturn in business activity. What should I consider from a fairness and legal standpoint? HR Answer: Determining the need for a Reduction in Force (RIF) is a challenging decision to make, but it is sometimes necessary to keep the business running […]