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Many growth-mode businesses and organizations are concerned about the talent pipeline: i.e. how to attract and keep those employees with the talents a growing business needs.  “Seek first to understand” is a good first step.  Let’s use a cohort of college undergraduates 18-21 years old.  Here are six things that may help in understanding ...

By Brian Thomas and Kitso Matlhape

We should update that old adage about death and taxes.   While both are still certain, we can add one more certainty to the list.  U.S. politics is predictable in its unpredictability.  We’ve heard calls for investigations and impeachment.  Legislators debate our collective response to the latest mass ...

By Nick Ziepfel and Dan Burke

Today, the Department of Labor released its final version of the much anticipated overtime exemption rule, setting the minimum salary threshold for the FLSA’s white collar exemptions at $35,568 per year - up from the current $23,660 minimum salary threshold that was last updated in 2004. Unless you’ve ...

Since March we have taken on the self-imposed duty to keep you updated on the ever changing status of the EEO-1 data collection. So much so that by now, you’re probably reading this post thinking “what now?”. You may even be feeling hopeless. Because the EEOC requiring something else from employers just weeks before the deadline has to amount ...

Fall is in the air! As we all watch leaves turn colors and fall to the ground – employers should also keep watch for changes to Form I-9. All employers are required by the Immigration Reform and Control Act (“IRCA”) to complete a Form I-9 to verify the identity and employment authorization of individuals hired for employment in the United States.

Julie R. Pugh & Lee P. Geiger 

Are Wage and Hour issues a complete mystery to you?  Solve the mystery with clues from Lee Geiger and Julie Pugh at the 2019 Ohio SHRM Conference: September 18-20!

Lee and Julie will present on Friday, September 20 at 10:00am & 11:15am.  Join them to "Get a Clue about Wage and Hour Issues..." because it's not a game anymore.

Julie Pugh, David Stewart, & Lee P. Geiger 

The value of diversity in leadership continues to energize HR leaders’ broad initiatives and day-to-day decision making. Forward-thinking companies routinely implement diversity initiatives, employ diversity and inclusion managers, and host diversity programming. However, HR leaders ...

Whitney Glover , Julie Pugh, & Lee P. Geiger 

Picture the start of a typical work day. You head over to the breakroom, grab your morning coffee, and walk back to your desk. As you pass by a manager’s office, you overhear a bit of a conversation between the manager and an employee: “Tasha, you really need to be aware of your tone when interacting with ...

Football fans in Cincinnati eagerly await Monday, September 30. That night, the Bengals square off against longstanding rivals, the Steelers. When you mention September 30, some fans may even hum ESPN’s iconic Monday Night Football song (which I’m sure you are now).  Those in HR have much more somber thoughts about September 30. That’s ...

“The American community is today, as it has long been, a rich mosaic of religious faiths.” So writes Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan. Religious pluralism is a fact not only in our country as a whole, but in our workplaces as well. This growing pluralism also includes growing numbers of people who identify with no religion, particularly within ...

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