The Human Resources Roundup
Stay up-to-date with our blog on human resources news and legal updates. Plus gain valuable tools and insights to develop your business by growing your people.
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The linchpin of your talent strategy
Training and developing your employees is not only a way to improve their performance and productivity, but also a way to show them that you value them and care about their growth. By investing in your employees' learning and development, you can boost their engagement, loyalty, satisfaction, and retention.
Careful taking political stances
The 2024 elections are coming soon, and many candidates are already vying for their party's nominations. As a business owner, you may be wondering whether you should take a position on social or political issues that affect your industry, your customers, or your employees.
The EEO-1 Report: What You Need to Know for 2023
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently announced that the collection window will open in “mid-July” 2023, not April, as initially scheduled.
Severance package best practices
Severance packages are not mandatory in most cases, and employers have a lot of discretion in deciding whether to offer them and how much to offer. Therefore, it is important for business owners to follow some best practices when giving an employee a severance package, to ensure fairness, compliance, and goodwill.
Payroll Laws Every Business Owner Should Know
As a business owner, you have many responsibilities and obligations to your employees, customers, and the government. One of the most important and complex areas of running a business is payroll. Payroll involves not only paying your employees on time and accurately, but also complying with various federal, state, and local laws and regulations that govern how you classify, compensate, and report your workers' earned income and taxes.
Unconventional employee benefit options
In this blog post, we will explore some of the unconventional employee benefit options that companies can offer their employees, and how they can benefit both the employer and the employee.
Grow your CPA practice by referring your clients to an HR consultant
As a CPA, you have a lot of expertise and experience in helping your clients with their accounting and tax needs. But what about their human resources needs? Do you have the time, knowledge and resources to handle all the HR issues that may arise in their businesses? If not, you may be missing out on an opportunity to provide more value to your clients and grow your practice. Here are some reasons why you should refer your clients to an HR consultant.
Help! My employee is liquored up
A manager recently had an employee show up for work who he believed was slurring his speech and smelling of alcohol. This can be a serious problem, as it can affect the employee's performance, safety, and reputation, as well as the company's image and productivity. How should you deal with this issue?
Governor DeSantis signed new immigration bill (SB 1718) into law
A new immigration measure (SB 1718), which Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law on May 10, 2023, will significantly alter the status quo for private firms with 25 or more employees. This measure, which was approved by the Florida Senate on April 28, 2023, and the Florida House of Representatives on May 2, 2023, has provisions relating to immigration that will accomplish the following:
Managing a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) for Your Employee
A PIP is a formal document that outlines the specific areas of improvement for the employee, the goals and objectives they need to achieve, the timeline and resources for achieving them, and the consequences of failing to meet them. A PIP is not a punishment, but rather a tool to help the employee get back on track and demonstrate their value to the organization.
In light of President Trump's 2025 Executive Orders—specifically EO 14151 and EO 14173—organizations must reassess their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs to ensure compliance with the new federal mandates. These orders have significantly altered the landscape for DEI initiatives, particularly for entities engaged in federal contracts or receiving federal funding.