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 ...
Last night I gave into temptation, or maybe fell victim to Facebook propaganda, and watched the latest documentary on Netflix, “The Great Hack”. Without spoiling too much, the documentary revisits the Cambridge Analytica and Facebook scandal that simultaneously shocked the world but also confirmed what we already knew but refused to ...
By Dan Burke & Alex Mattingly
The Department of Labor (DOL) this week made it easier for small businesses to band together to create joint 401(k) retirement plans for workers. The new rule takes effect September 30, 2019. Now particularly smaller businesses will have more ways to join together to offer retirement accounts to their workers.
Such ...
By Brian Thomas & Laura Caty
Imagine seeing your dream job posted on a company’s website. You throw caution to the wind and submit an application. Almost immediately, a Chatbot pops on your screen with a series of automated questions designed to verify your interest in the job, your job history, and your available start date. After keying in your ...
By Brian Thomas and David Stewart
You saw the headlines. U.S. soccer megastar Megan Rapinoe flatly offered, “I’m not going to the [freaking] White House,” when asked whether she’d visit the executive mansion if the US Women’s National Team were to win another World Cup title. Some were outraged; claiming Rapinoe and her teammates ...