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Heading Back to the Office 2.0

Remember back in June/July 2020 when we had high hopes of the pandemic being an in and out kind of a thing, and companies would start...

What the American Rescue Plan Act Means for your Small Business

The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) was enacted on March 11, 2021 as part of a plan by the Biden Administration to combat the economic...

Office Yoga

We have all read the stories about how sitting for long periods of time can have a negative effect on your health. The slouching, the...

What does it mean to be a supervisor?

What does it mean to be a supervisor? According to vocabulary.com it means: “A supervisor is the person in charge at your job, who...

COVID and a Safe Work Environment - What that means for small businesses

Over the past year, we have been inundated with information and ongoing changes related to COVID, safety, and the workplace from variety...

The Technology of Social Media and Impact on Employment

Social media can be a blessing and curse in a professional environment. A lot of companies utilize social media to market their products...

Work and Life - All in One Place

Work Life Balance in a Remote Work Environment Some of us are seasoned remote workers and others were thrust into it for obvious reasons....

HR and Employment Law Changes to Expect in 2021

As if we didn’t have enough on-the-fly change in 2020, with every new year comes even more new and changing employment regulation for...

Paid Time Off Strategies for 2021

Flexible, supportive, compliant. When it comes to defining the paid time off policies for employees, they should be flexible, supportive,...

Things to re-evaluate in 2021

It goes without saying that 2020 has been quite a year and it has revealed a lot of things that require serious attention across...

Viewing Human Resources Through a Different Lens

Recently, I wrote a blog describing my experience of moving into the human resources world, from a non-human resources background. I...

Woes and Wins of a Remote Staff

Had I known I would be working from home, managing 2 toddlers and homeschooling, I may have rethought some of my life choices! Not only...

Return-To-Work Strategies: How HR Is Answering the Impossible Question

Our owner, Deanna Baumgardner, was featured in this article about returning to work after COVID. This post is a summarized version...

The Ever-Changing Workforce and Generation Y

If you ask anyone in the workforce, particularly managers or business owners, what their experiences and thoughts are about working with...

Wage and Hour Compliance in a Remote Work Environment

Wage and Hour compliance under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) can sometimes get sticky and is often difficult for small businesses...

My Non-HR Life

I have had the distinct pleasure of working at Employers Advantage, a privately owned, outsourced Human Resources firm serving small...

Back to school impact on small businesses and working parents

Now that we know nearly all schools are implementing remote learning, working parents everywhere are wondering what the heck to do and...

Have you talked about diversity and inclusion?

What is happening in the world and in people’s personal lives does not stop when they walk through the doors (or virtual doors) of work. ...

Employee Support through Open Conversation and Listening

With so much going on in the world, life can be extremely overwhelming. Everyone is not only trying to figure out the “new normal” in...

Back to work Balancing Act and New Situations – 5 Things to Consider

As people are getting out and doing things, businesses are open and COVID rates are skyrocketing. More than likely, that means it already...