In an IRS News Release (IR 2020-57) issued on March 20, 2020, the IRS and DOL announced that they will provide guidance sometime during the next week that employers with fewer than 500 employees may …
Read more for a list of benefits that you may be legally required to provide, simply because the government says to.
Last week the Michigan Appeals Court issued a published opinion ruling that an employee injured while travelling from home to work did have a valid workers' compensation claim.
As of March 11, it is reported that the global death toll from the virus is now around 4,300. COVID-19 has infected over 119,500 people across the world and spread to more than 80 countries …
A strengths-based culture helps organizations attract top talent, bring out the best performance in every employee, and strengthens the organization’s ability to grow. It can strongly differentiate one company from another.
Facial recognition software is becoming less niche and more prevalent in everyday life. Facial recognition is a biometric technology that uses distinguishable facial features to identify a person. The issue is whether our rights to …
According to new survey from Business Group on Health, a majority of large employers here in the U.S. are working to expand their paid leave benefits. The 2020 Employers’ Leave Strategy and Transformation Survey found …
Last week (2/26/2020) the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) published its rules on joint employer status following closely with the U.S. Department of Labor rules under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) published in January …
Biophilia is defined as the inherent human desire to affiliate with nature. Biophilic design, an extension of biophilia, is the practice of using architecture and building design to connect people and nature. This is accomplished …
Does making a decision come easily to you or do you struggle to come up with the perfect solution? Everyone has a personal decision-making style, but that style may not always be the best one …
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) tightened up the definition of "joint employer" in a final rule announced Feb. 25.
Staying at home may be the best way to get the most done at work, according to a new Korn Ferry survey of professionals regarding working virtually.
Currently, the Coronavirus is slowing down in China but is seeing increasingly greater spreading to other parts of the world. As of Monday, Chinese official figures released showed there had been 409 new cases of …
Soft skills include a range of competencies from communications to problem solving to collaboration. They are different than technical skills for sure, but they are no less essential to success. In fact, a recent LinkedIn survey of …
We often think about young people, and in particular, teenagers, as being negatively affected by social media. However, social media is also having a negative impact on adults, and in some ways, is negatively impacting …
Shadow boards are a new concept where organizations put together a group of non-executive employees that work with senior management on strategic initiatives. They help organizations solve two problems – disengaged younger workers and keeping …
ASE is monitoring Michigan’s experience with recreational marijuana and its impact on the workplace. Though not providing too much in the way of new information a recent article provided by CCH Ideas and Trends puts …
From technology to employee and applicant expectation, HR is never going to be the same. And depending on the administrations, additional costs and burdens will have to be accounted for, while working with a much …
