Category: HR Corner

Negativity in the Workplace: How to Deal – Video

Transcript In every workplace there are negative attitudes that eat away at the productivity of everyone associated with the organization. These people may go unidentified for some time, all the while causing major damage. Quite often they're good at their jobs, but like an infection, their attitudes can spread rapidly,…
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Navigating FOUR Generations in the Workplace – Video

Transcript Nowadays companies find themselves handling four generations of American workers. Each group has its own distinctive characteristics, ethics, and approaches toward work based on its generation's life experiences. Let's take a look at the four generations in the workplace and how they interact with one another. The first set,…
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5 Tips for Surviving a Costly Audit, Investigation or Lawsuit – Video

Transcript Let's discuss five tips that will help your company navigate tricky HR issues, and hopefully avoid a costly audit, investigation, or lawsuit. Tip 1: Know the law. HR laws vary from state to state, so be sure that you're enforcing the appropriate laws if your company operates in more…
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Is the Use of Volunteers Legal or Not Under FLSA? (Video)

Transcript Have you ever had a fundraiser or a special event? Maybe you're going to set up a table at the county fair and exhibit your business and answer questions and collect leads. And you think, "If I just had a few employees kind of come in and help, they…
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Employee Termination: 3 Tips for Success (Video)

Transcript Terminating employees is never an easy chore. It can be a land mine field full of little errors and mistakes and missteps just waiting to blow up. So what is a manager to do? When it comes time to terminate, there are three pretty solid things you can do…
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Do You Provide Paid Leave? (Video)

Transcript Are you providing paid sick leave to your workers? Well, if you're not, it might be something to consider-- at least on a small level. Many studies have shown that more and more employers are offering paid sick leave. Very often, this is in the format of 12 weeks…
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Update: Overtime Exemptions Final Rule (Video)

Transcript So December 1, 2016 came and went. And guess what employers around the country did not do? You guessed it. They did not implement the new rules governing overtime exemptions. Why not? Is the whole country suddenly non-compliant? No, of course not. You know better than that. What did…
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USCIS Increases I-9 Penalties (Video)

Lisa Smith covers the increase in I-9 penalties for noncompliance. Transcript In my last installment, we talked about the new I-9. Let's talk about why it's so very important to make sure you follow all of the instructions. Did you know, in addition to publishing the new I-9, USCIS also…
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USCIS Issues a New I-9 (Video)

In this video, learn about the new I-9 form released this year. Transcript So, 2017 has arrived and we have a brand new I-9. Did you know that? On November 14, 2016, the USCIS issued the new version of I-9. The mandatory implementation date for this I-9 is January 22,…
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DOL Penalized for Overtime Violations (Video)

Lisa Smith discusses the Department of Labor being penalized for overtime violations in the video below. Transcript Wage and hour issues are a serious subject with the Department of Labor. No employer wants to be in a position to pay heavy fines and penalties because they violated overtime laws or…
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