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Emerging HR trends, compliance updates, recruitment and retention—everything you need to keep your organization running smoothly.

    Employer Requirements Under USERRA
    Picture of Germeen Tanas Germeen Tanas | April 4, 2024

    In 2023, LeRoy Torres, an army reservist and Texas state trooper, was awarded $2.49 million in a USERRA lawsuit. Torres was deployed in Iraq where he...

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    5 Processes HR Should Document
    Picture of Germeen Tanas Germeen Tanas | April 2, 2024

    HR parties of one already have an abundance of tasks to keep up with. From hiring to managing performance to maintaining compliance, being an HR...

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    What Does It Mean That the War for Talent Is Going Global?
    Picture of Germeen Tanas Germeen Tanas | April 1, 2024

    The talent search is no longer a skirmish or a battle. It’s a WAR! As a strategic HR leader (and mighty soldier), part of your role is to be on the...

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    Do You Want to Avoid Layoffs? Try These 5 Strategies
    Picture of Aidan Farrish Aidan Farrish | March 28, 2024

    Overhiring amongst large corporations has ceased, and now, the tables are turning on the workforce that previously controlled the labor market. Mass...

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    OFCCP Announces Plan to Open Contractor Portal for Compliance Tracking
    Picture of Germeen Tanas Germeen Tanas | March 26, 2024

    The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) defines Affirmative Action as “the obligation on the part of the contractor to take action...

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    How Does the DOL Recoup Back Pay?
    Picture of Germeen Tanas Germeen Tanas | March 22, 2024

    Imagine how difficult and frustrating it would be if you didn’t get paid for a day, a week, or even three weeks of hard work. This happens to...

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    4 Ways to Build Employee Trust at Your Organization
    Picture of Germeen Tanas Germeen Tanas | March 21, 2024

    According to Secure Data Recovery, an alarming 43% of Americans don’t feel like they can trust HR at their small companies. This statistic is...

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    7 Mistakes Interviewers Make
    Picture of Germeen Tanas Germeen Tanas | March 20, 2024

    The first impression an employer makes is just as important (if not more important) than a job candidate's first impression. Candidates can usually...

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    Acceptable Documents and Receipts for Form I-9
    Picture of Germeen Tanas Germeen Tanas | March 19, 2024

    The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, regulated by the Department of Homeland Security, aims to control illegal immigration. The act makes...

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    4 Things HR Is NOT (AKA, Employee Questions You Shouldn't Answer)
    Picture of Aidan Farrish Aidan Farrish | March 18, 2024

    In your HR role, people probably ask you for help or advice about things that are, frankly, not in your job description—and they shouldn’t be.

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