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Leadership & Management, Strategy & Planning
Developing Workplace Violence Prevention and Response Plans
Unfortunately reports of workplace violence have become all too common. According to a recent Society for Human Resources Management study, almost one quarter of American workers have reported that their workplace has experienced at least one instance of workplace violence.
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Benefits & Compensation, Payroll
Eight Types of Fringe Benefits
The idea of giving employees work-related benefits and discounts is very common throughout the United States. If specific requirements are met, employers may offer Code Sec. 132 “fringe benefits,” such as using the company’s tickets to sporting events or using a company vehicle on a tax-free basis.
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Leadership & Management, Regulations & Compliance
Designing an Employee Handbook
An employee handbook is an easy way to transmit important information to employees in a comprehensive manner. Employee handbooks provide company information for new employees, serve as a reference for seasoned employees, ensure that all individuals are consistently treated with regard to company policies and procedures, and can protect the company from potential lawsuits.
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Training & Performance
Preventing Turnover in the Workplace
Though employers may make assumptions as to why employees leave the company, many organizations do not truly investigate or understand why some of their best employees choose to work for other companies. In fact, most workers leave their jobs because of miscommunications about expectations, broken promises or excessive workloads.
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Regulations & Compliance
American Rescue Plan Contains Employment-related Provisions
President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) into law on March 11, 2021. Along with providing financial relief for individuals, state and local governments, schools, businesses and for other purposes, the law contains the following measures of special interest to employers and their employees:
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Regulations & Compliance
Hiring Remote Workers in a New State? Consider These Compliance Concerns
COVID-19 gave new insight into how quickly a company could move to a remote workforce. As many employers have found, the remote workforce has some advantages such as a larger employee talent pool with state lines no longer a boundary.
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Regulations & Compliance
What Employers Need To Know About Biden’s American Rescue Plan
After several weeks of tense negotiations and legislative twists and turns, President Biden’s latest COVID-19 stimulus package – the American Rescue Plan – became law when the president signed it into effect on March 11, 2021. The measure provides $1.9 trillion in economic relief, with many of the specific items directly affecting employers. What do businesses need to know about this finalized legislation?
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Regulations & Compliance
Remote Workplace Investigation Considerations
Even as businesses reopen across the country, remote work will likely remain popular for the foreseeable future. While remote work arrangements help keep employees healthy and safe in the midst of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, they create unique challenges for teams and managers, particularly when it comes to conducting workplace investigations.
