ChristmasHolidaysNew YearsTime OffVacationsWinterWorkplace Policies & Practices Winterizing Your Time Off Policies: Answers to 5 Common Questions September 23, 2024October 10, 2016 Liz Maier-Liu With our unseasonably warm temperatures this fall you’ve probably been putting off putting away the patio…5 minute readRead More
Employee Relations & Performance ManagementVacation PlannerVacationsWorkplace Policies & Practices 2017 Vacation Planner September 23, 2024October 6, 2016 Liz Maier-Liu Vacation planners can make an employer’s vacation request and approval process a lot easier and more efficient.…1 minute readRead More
benefitschildcareMaternityMaternity LeaveParental Leavepaternity leaveWorkplace Policies & Practices Paternity Leave: Gender Equality in the Workplace September 23, 2024September 30, 2016 Liz Maier-Liu Even as the U.S. continues to trail behind virtually all other major industrialized nations in its…6 minute readRead More
Congratulations to The HR Awards Winners and Finalists! September 23, 2024September 26, 2016 Liz Maier-Liu The HR Awards is a program that recognizes HR professionals in Northeast Ohio who have demonstrated…6 minute readRead More
AssessmentFinancefinancial wellnessOswald FinancialWellness Program Why Financial Wellness Is The Next Benefit Your Company Needs September 23, 2024August 30, 2016 Liz Maier-Liu We asked Oswald Financial’s Dave Kulchar and Mike Gheen for their expertise on employee financial wellness programs.3 minute readRead More
Background CheckBackground ScreeningCorporate ScreeningFingerprintsOhio Bureau of Criminal Investigation Updates Coming to Ohio’s Computerized Background Check System September 23, 2024August 29, 2016 Liz Maier-Liu Each year the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) runs more than 1.3 million background checks.…2 minute readRead More
Solve These 3 Common Organizational Challenges Using This Plan September 23, 2024August 2, 2016 Liz Maier-Liu We interviewed strategic planning expert Jeanne Coughlin of The Coughlin Group to find out the most common…4 minute readRead More
ChangeChange ManagementcultureEmployee Relations & Performance Managementorganizational commitmentperformance managementPlanning 5-Steps to Managing Change in an Organization September 23, 2024July 18, 2016 Liz Maier-Liu Organizational change often takes place for the overall betterment of the organization but that doesn’t mean…3 minute readRead More
Workplace Policies & Practices Employers Predict RNC Will Bring Challenges September 23, 2024July 14, 2016 Liz Maier-Liu After a full year of preparation, anticipation, and speculation, the big day (well, week really) is…4 minute readRead More
Corporate ScreeningDrug Testingdrug useEmployment LawEmployment Law & Legal Updatesmaijuanamedical marijuanaSafety 6 FAQs About the Ohio Medical Marijuana Bill on Employers September 23, 2024July 1, 2016 Liz Maier-Liu House Bill 523 passed by Governor John Kasich on June 8, 2016 legalizes medical marijuana use in…3 minute readRead More
CompensationCompensation & BenefitsCompensation Datacompensation surveysEAPExecutive CompensationexemptFLSAhighly compensated employee Highly Compensated Employee Exemption: The Other FLSA Exemption September 23, 2024June 28, 2016 Liz Maier-Liu If you are like most employers in Northeast Ohio, as soon as the FLSA Final Rule…4 minute readRead More
attendanceEmployment Law & Legal UpdatesFLSAFLSA exemptionsPayrolltime managementTime trackingWorkplace Policies & Practices How the FLSA Rule Affects Time Tracking and Payroll September 23, 2024June 10, 2016 Liz Maier-Liu Brian Garrett, Compliance Research Analyst at Ultimate Software, notes that “the new FLSA ruling is prompting many…4 minute readRead More