The essential guide to FMLA certification

• February 11, 2020

FMLA certification guidelines can help employers discourage FMLA abuse while allowing employees to legitimately take leave. Here's what you need to know ...

6 tips to improve employee retention

• February 07, 2020

There are various employee retention strategies you can implement to make employees feel appreciated, welcomed, valued, and wanted.

Interview questions to ask when hiring for remote positions

• February 05, 2020

Figuring out interview questions to ask a candidate applying for a remote position at your company involves covering two essential areas. First, you need to gather...

Mental health in the workplace: What HR needs to know

• February 04, 2020

Mental health in the workplace has become an urgent HR priority. Depressed employees have rights under the ADA and FMLA that employers must respect.

Accelerating executive leadership development: 3 ways to stretch yourself

• February 03, 2020

In leadership development, stretch experiences are key to breakthrough growth and development.

The aging workforce: 6 challenges and solutions

• January 31, 2020

The aging workforce is continuing to grow in the US. Read about the challenges and how to bridge the multigenerational workforce gap.

Why you should be using an employee evaluation form

• January 30, 2020

A thoughtful employee evaluation form promotes a fair, thorough performance review.

What is mandatory overtime? A legal look at this common practice

• January 27, 2020

Simply put, mandatory overtime is when employers can make workers put in extra hours. There's no federal penalty as long as employees receive overtime pay.

Employee burnout prevention: How to motivate employees

• January 24, 2020

Employee burnout can be hard to extinguish once it sets in. Here are three reasons motivated employees lose interest, and how you can intervene.

5 coaching skills to coach employees to greater performance

• January 23, 2020

As a company leader you should implement effective coaching skills to help your employees thrive. Read about 5 coaching skills you want to master.

AI hiring: Is it legally safe?

• January 22, 2020

If the hype is to be believed, the artificial intelligence hiring era should be the dawn of perfect meritocracy. But is that really the case?

How female managers can break through gender stereotypes

• January 16, 2020

Getting to the bottom of why employees—both male and female—make such assumptions is a tricky mix of history and gender inequality in the culture at large.

Fuel up on self-care and healthy digital boundaries

• January 10, 2020

Even if we love our career, the urge to champion every project that hits the road can leave us feeling underappreciated and overwhelmed.

The new overtime rules: 6-point checklist to start complying now

• January 09, 2020

Are you fully compliant with the new overtime rules that went into effect Jan. 1? They raised the overtime salary threshold to $35,568. That means exempt employees...

What not to say when disciplining a pregnant employee

• January 08, 2020

When disciplining a pregnant employee,a little bit of caution goes a long way toward limiting charges of pregnancy-bias discrimination.

How to create a travel profile for your executive

• January 07, 2020

First and foremost, you must understand that travel planning is a cognitive task.

Trends to watch for in 2020 at the IRS

• January 06, 2020

Payroll has moved to center stage at the IRS. Here are the changes to watch for this year.

2020 vision: Make your productivity soar

• December 31, 2019

Start consciously breaking workplace distractions and be more productive—without working any harder.

Immigration laws profoundly affect the workplace

• December 30, 2019

Here’s how to best manage your workforce when it includes workers without permanent residency rights.

Vote civility: How to keep your workplace politically neutral

• December 18, 2019

With the 2020 campaign shaping up to be equally controversial as 2016, now is the time to get a handle on discussing politics in the workplace.