News & Resources

44% of employers plan to hire this year

CareerBuilder's annual forecast shows that 44% of employers plan to hire full-time, permanent employees in 2018 and half (51%) will hire temporary employees.

February 2, 2018

Tips to prevent identity theft

Fact sheets issued for individuals & businesses on steps they can take to protect themselves from ID theft.

February 1, 2018

Avoid your own HR horror story

While more and more companies are conducting background checks and drug screening, there are still many employers who don’t want to spend the money it takes to complete a thorough background check.

January 26, 2018

Bored employees are jumping ship

According to a new survey by Korn Ferry of nearly 5,000 professionals, being bored and lacking challenge is the number one reason employees will seek a new job in 2018.

January 24, 2018

Cadillac Tax delayed again … but not eliminated

What do the Cadillac Tax and the effort to keep the federal government funded have to do with each other? If you thought, nothing, you would be right and if you said everything, you would …

January 19, 2018

DOL unpaid intern definition is loosened for employers

In 2010 the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued Fact Sheet # 71 narrowing the definition of what qualified as an unpaid internship.

January 17, 2018

Technology and flexibility remain key to HR effectiveness in 2018

As technology continues to evolve, it affects the workplace and the workforce. For organizations to remain competitive in a tight talent market, they must keep up with these changes.

January 15, 2018

How to conduct effective performance reviews

With the new year upon us, this is the time most organizations do some kind of performance reviews and evaluations, or at least compile reviews from throughout the year and give a year-end synopsis.

January 15, 2018

IRS releases 2018 withholding tables

Employers should begin using the 2018 withholding tables as soon as possible, but not later than Feb. 15, 2018.

January 10, 2018

Pay equity investigations increasingly require more detailed pay data

After hiring discrimination, pay discrimination follows as one of the most common areas of discrimination complaint.

January 10, 2018

Finding qualified workers remains a top challenge

Finding qualified workers remains a top challenge for small business owners according to Michigan Future Business Index.

January 6, 2018

Using Facebook job ads may enable age discrimination

Employers who use Facebook job ads to help with their recruiting practices need to be cautious in how they use this approach to reach applicants.

January 4, 2018

Employee experience remains key trend in 2018

Employee experience encapsulates what people encounter, observe, or feel over the course of their employee journey at an organization. It is different than employee engagement.

January 3, 2018

Update: How the new tax law will impact HR

Now that the tax law was passed and signed by President Trump, it has many implications for HR. The new law has mixed-results for HR programs.

December 21, 2017

New IRS standard mileage rate for 2018

The IRS has released the 2018 optional standard mileage rates that employees, self-employed individuals, and other taxpayers can use to compute deductible costs of operating automobiles (including vans, pickups and panel trucks) for business, medical, …

December 15, 2017