Agovino, T. (2019, August) Mental Illness and the Workplace. Retrieved from https://www.shrm.org/hr-today/news/all-things-work/pages/mental-illness-and-the-workplace.aspx Many companies are striving to increase awareness about mental illness and encourage more employees to seek treatment. Suicide rates nationally are climbing, workers’ stress and depression levels are rising, and addiction—especially to opioids—continues to bedevil employers. Such conditions...
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5 Reasons to Rehire Former Employees
Payroll Network (2019, November). Five Reasons to Rehire Former Employees. Retrieved from https://www.payrollnetwork.com/resource-center/reasons-rehire-employees/ Few employers these days expect employees to stick around for many years. Most know that employees will move between employers multiple times over the course of their career and that many of them will even change careers...
Marijuana and the Workplace: It’s Complicated
https://www.shrm.org/hr-today/news/hr-magazine/fall2019/pages/marijuana-and-the-workplace-its-complicated.aspx Possession or use of marijuana remains illegal under federal law. But state laws are changing at a dizzying speed, including some that now limit a company’s ability to fire an employee for failing a drug test. Courts have begun siding with workers who say their off-duty use of cannabis...
3 Jobs Your Start-up Should Outsource
There are several functions that simply cannot be managed properly in-house due to a combined lack of bandwidth, technologies, processes, and requisite knowledge. You should be focused on getting your product or service to market as quickly as possible – and generating revenue doing what you do best. From Young Entrepreneur...
Important Reminders for the New Year
Hourly Minimum Wage Update Although there are some exceptions, almost all hourly (non-exempt) employees in California must be paid the minimum wage as required by state law. Effective January 1, 2016, the minimum wage in California is $10.00 per hour. Most employers in California are subject to both the federal...