Archive for the HR Admin Category

Employee’s Life Off the Clock

Is an employee’s time off-the-clock any business of their employer? Possibly. There can be a fine line between respecting an employee’s private time, while trying to keep the reputation and integrity of the company in check. The question then becomes, when is this line crossed? Employees need

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No Match Letters

In late 2018, the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced they would resume issuing their “No Match Letter” in the Spring of 2019. The purpose of the letter is to advise employers that corrections are needed in order for them to properly post an employee’s wage earnings. So,

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E-Verify

What is E-Verify? E-Verify is a free, web-based program that allows employers to verify an employees’ eligibility to work in the United States. The program is operated in partnership by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration

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Form I-9 Acceptable Documents – List B & C

All employers must complete and retain Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification (opens in a new window), for every person they hire for employment after Nov. 6, 1986, in the U.S. as long as the person works for pay or other type of payment. Employees must provide documentation

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Form I-9 Acceptable Documents – List A

All employers must complete and retain Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, for every person they hire for employment after Nov. 6, 1986, in the U.S. as long as the person works for pay or other type of payment. Employees must provide documentation to their employers to show

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Military Leave Under the Family & Medical Leave Act

Most employers are very familiar with the Family and Medical Leave Act’s (FMLA) requirement to provide up to 12 weeks of leave for an employee’s serious health condition or that of the employee’s child spouse or parent. However they frequently forget the provisions extended to Military servicemembers

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Preparing for 2019…HR “To Do List”

As 2018 draws to a close, now is a good time to make sure we have all of our HR “must dos” on our calendars for the New Year. Here’s a handy chart that lists some of the major things you’ll need to do in 2019: JANUARY

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2019 Holiday Survey

Thank you to the 52 companies that participated in this survey! 1. New Year’s 2019 (Tuesday, January 1) Tuesday, January 1 only (63%) Monday, December 31 & Tuesday, January 1 (31%) 1/2 day Monday, December 31 & all day Tuesday, January 1 (6%) 2. Martin Luther King

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Using PI to Meet Strategic Initiatives

Year end is a great time to review your organization’s performance. Will your organization accomplish its 2018 goals? If not, why not? Do have the right people in each role to achieve those objectives? Do you have the right managers leading their teams to their best and

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Reference Checking

Job References Whether or not an employee was a great performer or just not a good fit for your organization, you generally don’t want them to be unemployed when they leave you. It’s easy to provide a reference for an employee who left on good terms, but

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