HR Insights Blog

Winterizing Your Time Off Policies: Answers to 5 Common Questions

With our unseasonably warm temperatures this fall you’ve probably been putting off putting away the patio…

2017 Vacation Planner

Vacation planners can make an employer’s vacation request and approval process a lot easier and more efficient.…

Paternity Leave: Gender Equality in the Workplace

Even as the U.S. continues to trail behind virtually all other major industrialized nations in its…

Congratulations to The HR Awards Winners and Finalists!

The HR Awards is a program that recognizes HR professionals in Northeast Ohio who have demonstrated…

Why Financial Wellness Is The Next Benefit Your Company Needs

We asked Oswald Financial’s Dave Kulchar and Mike Gheen for their expertise on employee financial wellness programs.

Updates Coming to Ohio’s Computerized Background Check System

Each year the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) runs more than 1.3 million background checks.…

Solve These 3 Common Organizational Challenges Using This Plan

We interviewed strategic planning expert Jeanne Coughlin of The Coughlin Group to find out the most common…

5-Steps to Managing Change in an Organization

Organizational change often takes place for the overall betterment of the organization but that doesn’t mean…

Employers Predict RNC Will Bring Challenges

After a full year of preparation, anticipation, and speculation, the big day (well, week really) is…

6 FAQs About the Ohio Medical Marijuana Bill on Employers

House Bill 523 passed by Governor John Kasich on June 8, 2016 legalizes medical marijuana use in…

Highly Compensated Employee Exemption: The Other FLSA Exemption

If you are like most employers in Northeast Ohio, as soon as the FLSA Final Rule…

How the FLSA Rule Affects Time Tracking and Payroll

Brian Garrett, Compliance Research Analyst at Ultimate Software, notes that “the new FLSA ruling is prompting many…