As the New Year begins, many of us have made or are thinking about making resolutions; habits we would like to drop, hobbies we may want to take up, old friends we may want to look up – it’s that time of year! The common denominator to all of our resolutions is the need for …
Article contributed by Allison Ebner OK, I finally gave in. I am officially on TikTok. I resisted for a while but my 24-year old daughter got me hooked. I absolutely love the animal videos, especially the ones featuring crazy Golden Retrievers doing silly things. I guess that’s because my Golden does nutty things too and …
Article contributed by Kellis Borek, Archbright Employers Association Employers considering requiring their employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19, whether by policy choice or required by a federal, state, or local mandate, have much to consider before implementing such a policy. Unionized employers have even more to consider. Section 8(d) of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) requires an employer to bargain in good faith with …
Contributed by Mark Adams With a new year upon us come increases in some regional minimum wages that are now in effect: Maine | Increasing from $12.15 to $12.75 per hour; Massachusetts | Increasing from $13.50 to $14.25 per hour; New York | Increasing from $12.50 to $13.20 per hour (with Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk …
Article contributed by Mark Adams In response to the current data demonstrating that the majority of SARS-CoV-2 transmission occurs early in the course of illness, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has adjusted its isolation and quarantine guidelines. The new guidelines shorten time periods; depending upon whether a person has been “boosted” and or whether …
Article Contributed by Michelle Desaulniers Most everyone has been a passenger on an airplane and heard the safety talk. Very often the “put your own mask on first before helping others” analogy is used to remind people, in a myriad of situations, that it is ok, in fact, it is preferable, to practice self-care. Most of …
Article contributed by Valerie Boudreau No doubt if you reflect back on 2019 and early 2020 you’d never imagine where we are today. Budgeting for learning and development over the past few years has been a moving target, to say the least. How do you forecast and try to predict what you’ll need considering how fast …
Article contributed by Mark Adams It seems that every year we hear about another law; requiring some sort of time off. State sick leave laws, federal and state family and medical leave laws, parental leave laws – the list seems to go on and on. For many employers, the patchwork creates a mindset that once the time …
Article contributed by Patti D’Amaddio A halting and very informative 2021 research article published by Emsi, www.economicmideling.com, “The Demographic Drought” speaks to the perfect storm that is causing what they refer to as a Sansdemic (sans-without, demic-people)! This is a must-read article, but it will only reinforce and explain what every HR professional and leader already …
With little fanfare, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs published a notice in the Federal Register rescinding its previously issued notice (issued back on November 25, 2019), which stated that OFCCP did not intend to request, accept, or use EEO–1 Component 2 data. The action is effective immediately. To put …