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Handling Political Opinion and Conversation in the Work Environment
With the 2020 elections coming up within the week, many employers are facing a constant stream of political opinions being shared and discussed in the workplace that may have potential for disruption of productive conversation. Employers are tasked with determining...
Projecting Staffing Needs for 2021 in the Time of a Pandemic
As most businesses have learned this year, a pandemic can really skew projections when it comes to profitability and growth. As such, it’s also changed many hiring and recruitment plans for businesses that had been on target for greater growth pre-pandemic and have...
New Payroll Tax Holiday Available September 1 – December 31, 2020
New IRS Guidance related to employee payroll tax collection has been issued to allow for deferral of payroll taxes through the end of 2020 in an effort to provide income relief to those employees who have been impacted by COVID-19. Notice 2020-65 was issued on...
New FMLA Forms Available
If you’re an employer of 50 or more, you have likely had the experience of handling an employee’s leave of absence under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and know just how many forms are required to process and authorize an employee’s FML leave. Just recently,...
Understanding the Ins and Outs of Compensation Reviews
Have you ever been asked by an employee how you decided what they would make? Or perhaps tried to identify whether a role should be classified as Exempt or Non-Exempt? Or created a new position and had to determine how much to pay the new employee? One of the most...
ALERT: Fraud against small businesses on the rise!
ALERT: Fraud against small businesses on the rise! During the general kerfuffle that has arisen around COVID-19, many small businesses have been hit hard by fraudsters. One of the latest areas that we have seen a dramatic uptick in fraud has to do with Direct Deposit....
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Revisiting Employee Assistance Program Benefits
The long dark dreary winters are enough to affect us all. Sprinkle into the mix a virus that has kept us inside and feeling ever more isolated from friends, family and our community makes the winter blues even more challenging. Here in the Pacific Northwest, if we are...
Creating an Authentic Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
A successful workplace creates a synergy that helps businesses grow. Creating a place where all individuals can thrive both personally and professionally is important to the overall goals of the business. Vital to this success is the creation of a diverse, equitable,...
Building a Social Media Foundation
Social media provides a platform for your business to share your brand story. Whether it be worldwide or tailored to your community, it’s up to you. The benefits of engaging with your consumers and a like-minded community allow you to share information, stories,...
Lessons From 20 Years of Remote Work
We are on the precipice of a great opportunity to reevaluate the professional culture of how, and more specifically where we work. The technical infrastructure is advanced enough for remote work which we found out during a global pandemic when the initial phases...
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