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20 Common and Costly Employee Benefits & HR Mistakes

HR mistakes can be quite costly to employers—in the form of extra benefits, complaints, lawsuits, government-assessed fines and penalties, and attorney fees, to name a few. Don’t learn the hard way what these HR mistakes are.

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Regulations & Compliance

COVID-19 Vaccines and OSHA

As the COVID-19 surge flattens in many areas and business are evaluating return to offices, what should business owners consider related to employee vaccination? Should employers require vaccination? What risks are involved in that approach and what alternatives exist?

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Regulations & Compliance

Top 10 Workplace Discrimination Claims

In the 2020 fiscal year, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) resolved more than 70,804 charges of workplace discrimination. Discrimination lawsuits can be very time-consuming and expensive for employers, and can result in a loss of employee morale or reputation within the community.

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Hiring & Onboarding, Regulations & Compliance

Interviews: What’s Illegal to Ask?

Federal and state laws generally require employers to limit their interview questions to those that are essential for determining if a person is qualified for the job.

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Leadership & Management, Regulations & Compliance

Designing an Employee Handbook

An employee handbook is an easy way to transmit important information to employees in a comprehensive manner. Employee handbooks provide company information for new employees, serve as a reference for seasoned employees, ensure that all individuals are consistently treated with regard to company policies and procedures, and can protect the company from potential lawsuits.

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Regulations & Compliance

American Rescue Plan Contains Employment-related Provisions

President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) into law on March 11, 2021. Along with providing financial relief for individuals, state and local governments, schools, businesses and for other purposes, the law contains the following measures of special interest to employers and their employees:

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Regulations & Compliance

Hiring Remote Workers in a New State? Consider These Compliance Concerns

COVID-19 gave new insight into how quickly a company could move to a remote workforce. As many employers have found, the remote workforce has some advantages such as a larger employee talent pool with state lines no longer a boundary.

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Regulations & Compliance

What Employers Need To Know About Biden’s American Rescue Plan

After several weeks of tense negotiations and legislative twists and turns, President Biden’s latest COVID-19 stimulus package – the American Rescue Plan – became law when the president signed it into effect on March 11, 2021. The measure provides $1.9 trillion in economic relief, with many of the specific items directly affecting employers. What do businesses need to know about this finalized legislation?

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