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I-9 Audits: An Employer’s Best Defense is a Good Offense

March 5, 2019 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

By guest author: pmphrblog for Portnoy, Messinger, Pearl & Associates, Inc. Tri-State area human resources and labor relations consulting firm.

In 2018, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) division of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) nearly quadrupled the number of I-9 audits and investigations it conducted in 2017.

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Filed Under: Employee Retention, Workplace Environment Tagged With: HR Onboarding, I-9 Audit, Immigration and Customs Enforcement

NLRB: New Board, New Standards

August 7, 2018 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

With new members in place, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has been busy reviewing policy. Three of the five members of the NLRB are from the current president’s political party, continuing a trend that has existed in previous presidential terms.

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Filed Under: Employee Relations, General, Workplace Environment Tagged With: GC 18-04, Handbook Policy, HR, HR Handbook, HR Policy, Hr Rules, Human Resources, Human Resources Handbook, Human Resources Rules, NLRA, NLRB

When Disaster Strikes: HR’s Role in Emergency Preparedness

When Disaster Strikes: HR’s Role in Emergency Preparedness

June 12, 2018 by Cassandra Carver 3 Comments

Harvey, Irma, Sandy, & Katrina. All four names have been associated with hurricanes that have hit various areas of the United States in recent years.

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Filed Under: Communication, Employee Relations, General, Workplace Environment Tagged With: Emergency Preparedness, Human Resources, Office Safety

The Skills Gap is Real — Businesses Invest In the Future of Work by Investing In Education

May 29, 2018 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

Guest article from Ashley Smith in behalf of Ready to Work Business Collaborative.

The Skills Gap From 30,000 Feet
‘The ‘‘skills gap’’ in the United States is serious” and “the land of opportunity” is its fundamental promise!’ McKinsey reports that ‘40% of American employers say they cannot find people with the skills they need’.

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Filed Under: Employee Relations, HR Strategy, Workplace Environment Tagged With: Employee Skills, HR, HR Strategy, Skills, Skills Gap

Good Office Politics in 2018

March 20, 2018 by Cassandra Carver 1 Comment

In a recent national survey conducted by Bridge by Instructure Inc., 53% of employees believe that “engaging in workplace politics was a moderately important factor in being promoted.”  Naturally, we all want to succeed.  

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Filed Under: Communication, Employee Relations, General, Workplace Environment Tagged With: Good Office Politics, Office Politics, Work Environment

Unpaid Internships: The Return

February 20, 2018 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

2014 saw an explosion in lawsuits surrounding the proper identification and payment of interns. In January 2014, Elite Model Management settled with former unpaid interns.

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Filed Under: Communication, Compensation, Employee Relations, General, Workplace Environment Tagged With: FLSA, Internships, Test for Unpaid Interns and Students, Unpaid Internships

Remote Work: A Dying Trend?

November 14, 2017 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

After a long, 20 quarter revenue loss, IBM, a company known to be a proponent of remote work, dismantled its remote work option this past May. 

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Filed Under: Communication, Employee Retention, General, Uncategorized, Workplace Environment Tagged With: Remote Work, Telecommunication, Telework, Work at Home

A Laughing Matter – Does Humor Belong in the Workplace?

October 3, 2017 by Cassandra Carver 1 Comment

Did you know that the average six-year-old child laughs 300 times a day?  It’s a stark contrast to the average adult who laughs an average of only 15 times daily. 

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Filed Under: Employee Relations, General, Legal Compliance, Workplace Environment Tagged With: Humor, Workplace Humor

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