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Acceptable Documents and Receipts for Form I-9

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...

4 Things HR Is NOT (AKA, Employee Questions You Shouldn't Answer)

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.

5 Influential Women In the HR Sphere

Germeen Tanas | March 15, 2024

Every year, the month of March is dedicated to honoring women’s tremendous contributions to American history and contemporary society. In New York...

HSAs & 401(k)s: Benefits, Differences, and Leveraging These Accounts

Germeen Tanas | March 13, 2024

Younger generations are becoming more aware of the benefits of long-term savings. According to a study conducted by Fortune, Gen Z are 32% more...

Do Employees Want Weight Loss Drugs as a Benefit?

Aidan Farrish | March 11, 2024

If you haven’t heard about Ozempic or Zepbound yet, it’s bound to hit your radar soon!

Common FMLA Mistakes Employers Make

Germeen Tanas | March 8, 2024

Candice Gardner, a local government employee in Alabama was not reinstated after her FMLA leave had come to an end. Her employer simply refused and...

Gen Z Workers Fear AI Will Replace Them

Germeen Tanas | March 6, 2024

Long before the prominence of Artificial Intelligence (AI), John Maynard Keynes defined technological unemployment as “unemployment due to our...

HIPAA vs. FERPA: What's the Difference?

Germeen Tanas | March 6, 2024

HIPAA and FERPA often get confused because they are both national laws that protect private information. The main difference between them is that...

Understanding CapEx vs. OpEx

Germeen Tanas | March 5, 2024

As an HR Party of One at a small business, you may be responsible for managing your organization’s finances, at least until you hire a finance or...

What Is Job Analysis?

Germeen Tanas | February 29, 2024

Imagine this: Your boss asks you to start recruiting for a software developer. You have an idea of what software developers can do for your company,...