Employee Mental Health: Is Your Company Doing Enough?
While it may not be your job to solve employees’ physical and mental health problems, you can enhance workplace mental health by being open and...
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HR for Startups: Compliance Fails That Are Consistently Overlooked
Starting a business requires you to pay close attention to compliance. Here are some examples of compliance fails and why you should manage them...
Sam Yoshida, SHRM-CP, MHR, Stratus HR Consultant
Feb 12, 2025
Clocked In Workers Should Not Leave Premises: Employer Liability for Accidents on Paid Breaks
Without these 3 preventive steps, an employer may be liable for any accidents that occur to employees who leave company premises on a paid break.
Brad Fagergren, Esquire, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Stratus HR Legal Counsel
Jan 6, 2025
A Guide to Light Duty Jobs: What You Need to Know
When a worker is hurt on the job, the best thing you can do is get the employee back to work as soon as possible by providing light duty.
Stacey Gibson, PHR, SHRM-SCP, Stratus HR Director of Human Resources
Oct 17, 2024
Risk Management in Construction Industry: Ensuring the Safety of Your Team
Ensure that your workers leave the site unharmed at the end of every shift. Here are a few tips to promote construction worker safety.
Joey Eastwood, Stratus HR Human Resources Generalist
Sep 20, 2024
Is Your Workplace Susceptible to These Injuries?
When you think about workplace injuries, you may not consider your white-collar environment to be susceptible to these common accidents.
Stacey Gibson, PHR, SHRM-SCP, Stratus HR Director of Human Resources
Aug 5, 2024
Exempt or Nonexempt? Classifying employees
Unsure whether you have an exempt or non-exempt employee? If you classify an employee incorrectly, you could be putting your business at risk.
Colin Thompson, Stratus HR Vice President - Human Resources
Jul 2, 2024
Keeping Small Businesses Cyber Safe on a Small Budget
Scammers view small businesses as an easy target, mostly due to their lack of resources. But staying cyber safe does not always require a large...
Laura Lancaster, PHR, SHRM-CP, Stratus HR Consultant
May 9, 2024
Who Pays Unemployment Benefits? MythBusters for Employer Liability
If an employer fires a new worker within their 90-day probationary period, are they culpable for unemployment benefits paid? Learn this answer and...
Averie Hampton, SHRM-CP, Stratus HR Human Resources & Unemployment Generalist
Feb 21, 2024
