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Practical Steps for Building an EEO Policy
If you want to attract top talent in a tight labor market, you should strive to become an equal employment opportunity (EEO) employer. To be an EEO employer, you must treat applicants and employees equally. Your company cannot discriminate based on the individual’s...
Practical Steps for Building an EEO Policy
If you want to attract top talent in a tight labor market, you should strive to become an equal employment opportunity (EEO) employer. To be an EEO employer, you must treat applicants and employees equally. Your company cannot discriminate based on the individual’s...
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Top Methods for Differentiating Your Employee Value Proposition (EVP)
In a tight labor market, you need to do everything you can to stand out from the crowd. One way to differentiate your employer image. Your employee value proposition (EVP) helps you stand out to potential applicants, allowing you to attract more and better workers to...
What Are the Penalties for Not Garnishing Wages?
As an employer, it is your legal obligation to garnish wages if you receive a court order to do so. If you don’t respond to the notice and take action, your business may face stiff penalties. Because different states have many variations in how they handle wage...
Top 6 Reasons Why Small Businesses Switch Payroll Before January 1
Why your New Year’s Resolution Might Include a New Payroll Solution As the new year approaches, many small business owners reflect on their operations and identify areas for improvement. One critical task often at the top of the list? Evaluating payroll systems....
Earned Wage Access: What Every Small Business Owner Needs to Know
“I think the key thing with earned wage access versus historical products that were paycheck advances or payday loans is the lending is done only against wages that are earned, not against the paycheck overall.” In episode #125 of Mission to Grow, the Asure podcast...
HR Compliance Update | November 19, 2024
FEDERAL UPDATES Exempt Salary Increases Blocked - A federal judge in Texas just invalidated the DOL’s rule increasing the exempt salary thresholds. This means that the mandatory increase that went into effect in July, the additional increase scheduled for January 1,...
FLSA Salary Threshold Increases Blocked Nationwide
On Friday, November 15, a federal judge in Texas invalidated the DOL’s rule increasing the exempt salary thresholds. This means that the mandatory increase that went into effect in July, the additional increase scheduled for January 1, and the automatic increases...
Guide to Wage Garnishment for Small Businesses
In the United States, more than one out of 100 workers is subject to wage garnishment at any point in time. As a business owner, it is your responsibility to respond to garnishment notices if you are ordered to garnish the employee’s wages. To ensure your company's...
Practical Steps for Building an EEO Policy
If you want to attract top talent in a tight labor market, you should strive to become an equal employment opportunity (EEO) employer. To be an EEO employer, you must treat applicants and employees equally. Your company cannot discriminate based on the individual’s...
What Is Anti-Harassment Compliance Training?
In the United States, there have been a number of different laws that have explicitly forbid different types of harassment and discrimination. For example, the Americans With Disabilities Act protects disabled workers from discrimination in employment and other parts...
Top Methods for Differentiating Your Employee Value Proposition (EVP)
In a tight labor market, you need to do everything you can to stand out from the crowd. One way to differentiate your employer image. Your employee value proposition (EVP) helps you stand out to potential applicants, allowing you to attract more and better workers to...
Garnishment: What Every Small Business Owner Needs to Know to Protect Themselves
“What the CCPA wants to do is make sure that not too much is being taken out from a debtor's paycheck each week, because that then just results in more financial issues and more strains.” In episode #124 of Mission to Grow, the Asure podcast that serves as small...
HR Compliance Update | November 11, 2024
FEDERAL UPDATES Federal Contractors: Disclosure of 2021 Data. OFCCP published a notice in the Federal Register notifying federal contractors of two new Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to disclose contractors’ EEO-1 Type 2 Reports for 2021. The requests also...
How Your Hiring Process Impacts Your Employment Brand
As an employer, your hiring process serves as the first impression applicants have about your business. It plays a key role in forming your brand image in the applicant’s mind. If you want to navigate a labor shortage and bring in top talent, you need to learn...
The 6 States That Mandate Anti-Harassment Training
Under federal law, workplaces aren’t allowed to discriminate against applicants and employees during their hiring and employment practices. However, specific states take these laws further with mandated anti-harassment training. For example, California requires...
What Type of Anti-Harassment Training Should Managers Have?
While managers and employees should both be given anti-harassment training, the type of training they receive should be different. Managers are responsible for creating a safe, supportive working environment. They must be trained on how to recognize harassment and...
Federal Contractors Should Prepare for 2025 Minimum Wage Hike as Legal Challenges Unfold
By Justin R. Barnes & Laura A. Mitchell, Jackson Lewis, Attorneys at Law Federal contractors may need to be prepared to increase pay for employees working on, or in connection with, covered federal government contracts. The hourly minimum wage for employees...
Harassment Training: What Every Small Business Owner Needs to Know to Protect Their Employees
“I'll make it really easy. Everybody has to do it or should do it to protect their company.” In episode #123 of Mission to Grow, the Asure podcast that serves as small business owners’ guide to cash, compliance, and the War for Talent, VP of HR Compliance and Learning...
What Is Employer Branding?
Today, 86% of HR professionals report that recruiting employees is becoming more like marketing. The same number of workers say they research a business before they consider turning in their application. In today’s job market, companies can’t just post a generic job...
10 Best Practices for Building a Recruitment Brand
If you’re struggling to drive traffic from job sites, your recruitment brand may be to blame. As an employer, you aren’t just branding and marketing a product to your customers. You’re also marketing your business to potential applicants. By building the right...
Understanding How Employee Life Cycle Impacts Your Productivity
As a small business owner, you need to understand how an employee’s productivity lifecycle works. From the start of an employee’s career to its end, the ratio of labor cost to profit significantly changes. By understanding how this lifecycle shifts and how to track...
The Dangers of Overstaffing
Because of the war for talent, there is a shortage of skilled workers for many positions. In response to the labor shortage, some companies deliberately try to hire extra workers to ensure they have enough labor. However, there is also a danger of overstaffing. If you...
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