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Potty training and HR - alternate universes or just a lot of crap?

October 24th, 2019

I know this is a blog and not Twitter, but I had to share this Tweet / tweet / twit:

Potty training and HR - alternate universes or just a lot of crap? Potty training and HR alternate universes or just a lot of crap

Wesley Covert at Laner Muchin

IL No choice allowed - auto enrollment in IRAs and Chicago dogs

October 22nd, 2019

Enrollment in a retirement savings program for Illinois employees is getting to the point that it requires no thought, , no choice, no decisions to be made, kind of like when you order a

IL No choice allowed - auto enrollment in IRAs and Chicago dogs Illinois secure choice savings program, auto enroll in illinois retirement program, illinois ira program author enroll

Travis Vance and Curtis Moore at Fisher Phillips

How to avoid Major League workplace problems

October 21st, 2019

Your office, a movie or a clever construct designed to entertain while imparting widsom: Manager who plays by the old rules. Prima donna who is past their prime. The ace who is an ace because...

How to avoid Major League workplace problems Religious discrimination, age and disability discrimination, ban the box, protected activity and safety concerns

Debra Friedman at Cozen O'Connor

5 human resources must-dos before 2019 expires

October 17th, 2019

Only 75 more days (as I write this - click on the countdown clock above for a current number) until 2020. Which means you have however many days left divided by five (the number of compliance...

5 human resources must-dos before 2019 expires new salary thresholds, salary history bans, independent contractors, paid sick leave and FMLA, medical and recreational marijuana in the workplace

Constance Brewster, Emily E. Schifter, Evan Gibbs, Rebecca H. Silk, Yane Park McKenzie

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Appendix A: Recordkeeping requirements

October 15th, 2019

Various federal and state statutes require employers to keep employee applications and other employment information for a specified period of time. The person charged with the administration of personnel files and...

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