Unemployment Tips: Poor Performance Or Misconduct?
Discharges for poor (or unsatisfactory) performance will usually not disqualify a claimant from unemployment benefits. Most states define poor performance as the inability to meet company standards. The employer must prove misconduct…
Ease Your Workers’ Post-Pandemic Stress
The pandemic changed people’s working lives profoundly, with the sudden shifts to performing work from home amid intensified child care needs and the challenges of caring for sick loved ones. The prolonged…
Shopping for Employee Benefits During Open Enrollment? Consider Plan Variety.
This year’s open enrollment period is more significant than ever. Right off the heels of the worst global health crisis of most people’s lifetimes, employee benefits like health insurance are sure to…
How to Choose A PEO Partner? Remember to Think Beyond Pricing.
It’s no secret that cost is a huge decision driver for employers when it comes to offering employee benefits to their workforce. Small and mid-size businesses in particular are often under the…
Shopping Around During Open Enrollment? Save Money with a PEO.
COVID-19 has cast an intense spotlight on employee health and wellbeing, leading many employers to want to take better care of their teams. According to a recent study by Harvard Business Review,…
Recruiting, Hiring, and Onboarding Employees in 2021
Did you know? – Glassdoor reports that offering an exemplary employee hiring and onboarding experience can improve retention by over 80%. After an exceptionally unusual 2020, businesses everywhere are rethinking how things…
How To Prevent Harassment In The Workplace?
Nearly all employers are subject to some level of sexual harassment compliance. Whether or not an individual state requires compliance with its own anti-harassment laws, all employers must comply with the provisions…
Federal and State Compliance Posters – Everything Employers Need to Know
What are labor posters? Employers with one employee or more are required to post all mandated state and federal labor law posters visible to all. Failure to display the correct state and…
More Protections for Workers in NYS Take Effect
Already one of the most protective states of employees’ rights in the country, New York became even more so around the turn of the new decade, with several new laws governing the…
How an HR App Makes it Easier to Manage Your Remote Workforce
One of the biggest impacts of the pandemic has been on the way we work. City centers are no longer bustling with commuters each weekday morning, and much of the business world…