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Feds OK remote I-9 document review

From HRDIVE 3/23/2020 Dive Brief: Employers with employees taking physical proximity precautions due to the novel coronavirus need not review the employee’s identity and employment authorization documents in the employee’s physical presence for Form I-9, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced March 20. https://www.hrdive.com/news/breaking-feds-ok-remote-i-9-document-review/574605/ […]

5 things to know about the new coronavirus paid leave law

From HRDIVE 3/23/2020 A number of small businesses are “despondent,” one source told HR Dive. But there’s hope the federal government could soften the law’s impact. https://www.hrdive.com/news/5-things-to-know-about-the-new-coronavirus-paid-leave-law/574611/ […]

Can A PEO Help My Business?

As a business owner, have you ever wished for a simple way to manage the unproductive parts of your business? You know, those things that either need to be done or have to be done, but yet don’t really add anything to the bottom line. Well, there is a solution: a Professional Employer Organization (PEO). […]

Trump admin opens door to fundamental changes in healthcare benefits

The Trump administration has opened the door to altering how healthcare benefits are provided to millions of American employees. A new rule, set to go into effect next year, will allow employers to provide workers with funds to shop for coverage on their own, an option that could dramatically upend employer-sponsored coverage. https://www.hrdive.com/news/trump-admin-opens-door-to-fundamental-changes-in-healthcare-benefits/557259/ […]

Guide to FMLA

I get the opportunity to have a lot of discussions surrounding Human Resources and employer/employee issues. With almost every HR professional or business owner I have the privilege to visit with, compliance and the fear of being out of compliance is always a hot topic. Government regulations like, COBRA, Wage and Hour, and FMLA are […]

Outsourcing… Not A Bad Word

By: Steve Freeman, owner and CEO of OCI-HR…. Outsourcing Human Resources, either totally or in part, is not a new concept. A few years ago the phrase “outsourcing” got a bad name. It had nothing to do with human resources or payroll, it was more to do with outsourcing jobs (mainly IT) to other countries. […]

The 2018 800-CEO-READ Business Book Awards Shortlist

https://inthebooks.800ceoread.com/news/articles/the-2018-800-ceo-read-business-book-awards-shortlist By: Dylan Schleicher @ 6:00 AM – Filed under: Big Ideas & New Perspectives, Current Events & Public Affairs, Innovation & Creativity, Leadership & Strategy, Management & Workplace Culture, Marketing & Sales, Narrative & Biography, Personal Development & Human Behavior, Publishing Industry, The Company Business books have long had a ‘change’ ethos about them, but the change that business brings to society isn’t universally positive. […]

Human Resources: How to Engage Your Employees

If your employees are passionate about their jobs and committed to your organization, it has a direct impact on the profitability of your business. John Coldicutt explains why – and how you can drive engagement levels Published in Health Club Management 2017 issue 3 93 per cent of highly engaged employees experienced 147 per […]

Employees feel left behind with HR tech

By Caroline Hroncich, ebn Do employees really want new HR tech at work? The answer: It’s complicated. Though workers see the benefits of technology to streamline some human resource-related tasks, they often feel like an afterthought when employers adopt new tools, and still crave face-to-face interaction, according to new research from PricewaterhouseCoopers. While more than […]

Holiday Hiring: Amazon Paying $15 an hour or More for 100,000 Seasonal Jobs

Within 48 hours of the $15 minimum wage announcement, more than 70,000 applications were completed for Amazon’s numerous customer fulfillment roles Amazon offers full-time, part-time, and seasonal roles across hundreds of locations, including a variety of shift patterns and flexible schedules October 17, 2018 10:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NASDAQ: AMZN — As Amazon […]