Small Business Background Screenings Are As Important As Large Corporation Screenings
When small businesses start to grow, they look for a larger staff count to take on new job roles as the company expands. Hiring decisions are some of the most important investments businesses will make throughout the lifetime of a company. A single bad hire can have a massive negative impact on a company’s chances […]
Michigan Updates Laws on Sealing of Convictions
On October 12, 2020, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a series of bills that drastically affect the state’s “set-aside” authority, informally known as “expungement.” The bills will establish a new automatic mechanism to expunge certain convictions without a person having to ask for it. They also significantly expand eligibility for expungement under the existing petition-based […]
Why companies should shift practices from “Ghosting” to giving feedback
A recent poll we conducted showed that 46% of companies have “ghosted” candidates: ceasing all communication without any apparent warning or justification, and maybe going so far as to avoid any attempts by the candidate to re-establish communication. This frequently happens when a candidate has not been offered the position. You might not want to […]
Human Resource Awareness Month in Texas
October is Human Resources Awareness Month in the state of Texas. This annual awareness campaign is held to highlight the strategic role HR professionals play in today’s workforce. HR employees are critical to businesses since they work with both employees and employers. The governor’s annual proclamation pays tribute to the significant contributions HR makes toward […]
Celebrating Human Resource Professional Day
Saturday, September 26, 2020, is Human Resource Professional Day. What is your company doing to acknowledge the hard work, and celebrate the dedication, of your HR professionals? A company’s HR department is vital and essential to keeping the business running and successful. HR personnel, though, might not always get enough credit for what they do. […]
The Unexpected Effects of Trump’s Eviction Ban
An order published in the Federal Register on September 4 outlines the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s new temporary eviction memorandum. The memorandum protects U.S. renters from losing their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. It applies to all rental units nationwide until Dec. 31 and goes into effect immediately. A previous federal eviction moratorium […]
National Payroll Week
National Payroll Week is a national awareness campaign held annually during the week of Labor Day. In the United States, it is hosted by the American Payroll Association. Founded in 1996, National Payroll Week celebrates the partnership between America’s employees, the payroll professionals who pay them, and the critical government programs and agencies that our […]
Business Fraud: 3 Concrete Steps to Prevent Business Fraud
When business owners are going through difficult or uncertain times, it can be tempting to focus on revenue generation or innovation. This can seem like the best way to bring more money in. However, these are also times when business owners need to think more concretely about protecting themselves and their businesses from scammers and […]
The Memorandum on Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing COVID-19 Disaster
On August 8, 2020, President Trump issued a memorandum directed toward providing “further temporary relief … to support working Americans” by enabling the deferral of employee Social Security taxes for specific individuals. Specifically, the “Memorandum on Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing COVID-19 Disaster” directs the Secretary of the U. S. Department […]
The WARN Act Basics: Notifications, Circumstances, and Employer Penalties
The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act helps ensure advance notice in cases of plant closings and mass layoffs. It was passed in 1988 to provide workers with sufficient time to prepare for the transition between the jobs they currently hold and new jobs. This might include retraining opportunities before they lose their current […]