USERRA is the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, and is a federal law that details how civilian employment is to be managed when an employee has a period of voluntary or involuntary uniformed military service. In the US, uniformed service includes Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and
Owning your own business didn’t appear so difficult before you actually took the leap. Once the leap was over however, the realizations came fast and furious. Many aspects of business don’t arise until you are too far in to turn back. Not that you would. Pesky subjects such as employment
Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn has been discussing GOP plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act within the first 100 days of the new presidency. With a go-ahead from Trump’s transition team, they are working on a plan that will repeal the bill quickly, using reconciliation, a budget-bill passing tool
The EEOC has issues new guidance on how businesses need to comply with the federal policies against discrimination. There are several clarifications on what is discriminatory action or behavior that businesses need to be aware of. EEOC Chair Jenny Yang said that the EEOC had identified migrant, immigrant, and other vulnerable
Ensuring a safe work environment for staff members is a critical piece of risk management planning for new businesses. While some industries have specific risks and planning needs in this area, many issues in running a safe workplace are universal. Fire Safety: Buildings should have standard fire safety equipment, but
If your company is like most, your human resources department will be throwing a holiday party soon for all the employees. Holiday parties are usually a great opportunity for the company to have a good time during this festive season. In order to make sure everyone has a great time,
Performance reviews are a key component of effective human resources management, but they are rarely anyone’s favorite part of the year. “For many employees, a face-to-face performance review is the most stressful work conversation they’ll have all year,” writes Rebecca Knight in the Harvard Business Review. “For managers, the discussion
A huge mandate of human resources is wisely leading employees. Simply put, good leaders produce good workers. A manager must know what to do to produce good results but, of equal importance, must realize what NOT to do. There are six killing mistakes of employee management. Warning, if you commit
Digital courage and the ease of sharing opinions have led to many horrible comments and to the idea that everyone has a valid opinion on any topic. While this may be troubling enough online, a risk exists that this behavior can become normalized. When that happens, the failure of verbal
Halloween in the office is normally a matter of custom, with each workplace having its own long-standing traditions. Most employees use good sense and behave well, but as every HR professional knows, there is always an exception. Still, what could go wrong with Halloween? Since many HR issues are based
