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Excerpt from Vanessa’s Book, 101 Costly HR Mistakes… and How to Fix Them! During an HR Audit, “Simon,” the Facilities Coordinator, requested to speak with me. He told me a story I will never forget. This is Simon’s Story: “I was promoted to the Director of Facilities a year ago. I was excited and really loved … Continue reading Lawsuits Could Result from Failure to Administer Performance Evaluations to Employees

Agency Intends to Propose Extension of Electronic Submission Date The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced that it is not accepting electronic submissions of injury and illness logs at this time. As a result, OSHA intends to propose extending the July 1, 2017 date by which certain employers are required to submit their … Continue reading OSHA Not Currently Accepting Electronic Submissions of Illness and Injury Logs

Excerpt from Vanessa’s Book: 101 Costly HR Mistakes and How to Fix Them! Tim White loved to flirt with the ladies in the office. That was just his style. He would wink at the women, tell them they looked nice, and tap them on their shoulders while nodding his approval. He talked loud to impress … Continue reading “Just Obnoxious Behavior” or “Illegal Sexual Harassment Conduct” in the Workplace?

Excerpt from Vanessa’s Book: 101 Costly HR Mistakes..and How to Fix Them! Last year, I ran into Joe at a networking event for one of the out-of-state chamber societies. Joe manages an organization with about 1,000 employees. He told me that he was having trouble with excessive new hire turnover. He shared that new hires … Continue reading Is Your Employee Turnover Caused by a Lack of Job Analysis?

Expert from my book: 101 Costly HR Mistakes…and How to Fix Them! Colleen was the Housekeeper at a nursing facility. She made a habit of telling her coworkers, and almost anyone else who would listen, that she despised her job; and she was only working there because her husband was out of work. One day, Colleen … Continue reading Are You Ignoring Expensive Workers Comp Cases?

Under the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) recent General Industry Walking-Working Surfaces and Fall Protection Standards final rule, employers are now required to ensure that workers who use personal fall protection and equipment are trained about fall and equipment hazards, including fall protection systems. New Training Requirements Under the recent final rule, employers … Continue reading New OSHA Training Requirements Now Effective

Last year, I ran into Joe at a networking event for one of the out-of-state chamber societies. Joe manages an organization with about 1,000 employees. He told me that he was having trouble with excessive new hire turnover. He shared that new hires “stayed about 2 months or 3 months and then left.” I was … Continue reading Are You Throwing Money Away on Wrong Hires?

Did you know that $209 million was paid to ransomware criminals in 2016? Unfortunately, ransomware is on the rise. Cybercriminals are turning to increasingly tougher-to-prevent monetizing cyber attacks. For businesses who become victim to ransomware attacks, the consequences can be devastating — ransomware that lands in some shared locations within networks can literally paralyze an … Continue reading 10 Steps to Avoid Ransomware

Christine Oakes worked as a manager for Barnes & Noble in Saratoga for eight years, from 2002-2010, and was fired. Ms. Oakes filed a wrongful discharge lawsuit against the company, alleging wrongful termination, gender discrimination, and other causes of action. Barnes & Noble argued that Oakes was an at-will employee who was terminated for legitimate business reasons. The … Continue reading Will Your “At-Will” Disclaimer Protect You from Wrongful Termination?