U.S. District Judge Amos L. Mazzant of the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide temporary injunction today blocking the overtime rule from being enforced on its scheduled effective date of December 1, 2016. The overtime rule was expected to provide over four million currently salaried workers with overtime pay. In particular, the overtime rule … Continue reading Overtime Rule Blocked!
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced a new I-9 Form effective January 22, 2017. Employers may continue using the current I-9 Form, with a revision date of 03/08/2013 N and pictured to the right, until January 21, 2017. After January 21, 2017, all previous versions … Continue reading New I-9 Form For 2017
Today Vanessa discusses five steps to ensure your hiring practices are fair and legal.
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Vanessa shares seven of the warning signs that could signal a potentially violent and dangerous employee.
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Do your interview questions cross the line? Vanessa examines interview questions that you may not know are illegal.
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Vanessa identifies six common problems found in HR and the best methods to solve them.
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Vanessa shares her top five tips on recruiting, hiring and retaining quality, talented executives.
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Maintaining an appropriate compensation plan can be one of the most important practices in the attracting candidates as well as hiring and retaining great employees. Compensation plans also promote fairness and facilitates the ability to evaluate performance. Additionally, it can protect the employer from expensive litigation as well as avoidance from fines and penalties for non-compliance of the … Continue reading Compensation Plan: 5 Big Mistakes Employers Make
Vanessa gives real life examples of the dangers of not having a legal compensation plan.
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