From new legislation to existing statutes, nearly every aspect of the COVID-19 pandemic has made small businesses increasingly vulnerable to employment claims, and that could be the final straw to...
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Unauthorized overtime? What you should do...Let's say you have a company policy that says employees must get permission to work overtime, but they work overtime anyway --- without authorization. What...
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Are you an effective communicator?Is miscommunication limiting what you can achieve at work? Stacey has great tips on how to improve your communication skills so you have a better shot...
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Construction sites can be dangerous places. Whether you are working alongside a busy highway or constructing a residential or commercial building, there are lots of people and all sorts of...
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Asking the right questions before the exit interviewHas an employee ever told you something at an exit interview, that, had you known waaaayyy earlier, would have allowed you to fix...
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Reference calls: what can you legally say?How much info is too much? Laura Meier Lancaster is here today to give managers advice on how to talk to reference checkers about...
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Hiring: What questions should you (and can you) ask?Hiring? Be sure you're asking the right (and legal!) questions. Details in this video.Posted by Stratus.hr on Friday, June 1, 2018 Hiring?...
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Can an employer legally exclude an applicant based on a misdemeanor in their criminal background? At face value, a criminal background is not a protected class – meaning applicants with...
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A Utah city was recently fined for allowing youth under the age of 16 to work later and longer than permissible under federal law. While child labor laws don’t often make major headlines,...
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Workplace accomodations: nursing and the new momTake 2! A WiFi outage last week disrupted Stacey's live video about accommodating nursing employees. But we didn't want you to miss this! Check...
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