For many business owners, just seeing the word “audit” may incite panic. While many employers fear the thought of being audited, the auditing process can be incredibly beneficial for your business. Here are five ways an HR audit can benefit …
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Most Human Resources professionals acknowledge the importance of making sure that applicants and potential employees with disabilities aren’t discriminated against. However, the statistics are clear: according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, only 18.7 percent of people who are disabled …
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As every conscious business owner knows, employee accountability is a vital aspect of the business dynamic. If you’ve been wracking your brain for ways to improve this important facet of your organization, it could be as simple as implementing time …
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The federal government officially declared marijuana illegal in 1937. Less than 40 years later, states began to decriminalize the drug. State changes in the law happened slowly at first, usually by allowing medical cannabis. But since Colorado and Washington made …
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As of 2018, marijuana is legal in 9 states – Oregon, California, Washington, Nevada, Alaska, Colorado, Vermont, Massachusetts, and Maine – and in Washington DC. Medical Marijuana is legal in 29 states. This means that marijuana is legal to some …
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One of the most challenging aspects of Human Resources is dealing with changes to laws and regulations. And while Federal laws like the Americans with Disabilities Act or Title VII, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, religion, sex, …
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In June, Governor Baker of Massachusetts signed the Grand Bargain, a piece of legislation that makes several fundamental changes to employment law in Massachusetts. The Grand Bargain was a compromise between labor and businesses that seeks to make changes requested …
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In today’s world, human resources software is a key component of any successful business. This tool allows a company, regardless of size, to streamline day-to-day processes like benefits management, payroll processing, onboarding tasks, and timekeeping logs. When looking through different …
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Unpaid internships have seemed like the norm in the business sector for some time. Menial and undesirable tasks could be sloughed onto the intern’s workload without consequence or compensation because these positions were seen as a necessary evil for entering …
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Massachusetts has enacted a number of new policies this summer in an effort to holistically improve conditions for workers. These are aptly punctuated by the maverick “Grand Bargain Act.” This new legislation’s most notable characteristic is how it will affect …
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