Top 5 Employee Handbook Policies to Revisit

Top 5 Employee Handbook Policies to Revisit

Every business should consider providing or updating their company employee handbooks to reflect current trends that are highly relevant in today’s workplace. The perception that employee handbooks are bland stacks of standard policies lead some employers to become...
Tips for Keeping Your Company Data Secure

Tips for Keeping Your Company Data Secure

Small businesses are a popular target of cyber criminals. Thousands of attacks happen every day, successful ones can cost organizations hundreds of thousands of dollars, and over half of small businesses soon close following a successful cyberattack. Fortunately,...
Workplace Drug Policies and Legalized Marijuana

Workplace Drug Policies and Legalized Marijuana

With medical and recreational marijuana use becoming legal in more states nationwide, you may be wondering what kind of drug-testing policy your business should have. The answer to that question depends on several factors: the types of jobs that are done and the...
Maintain and Protect Employment Records

Maintain and Protect Employment Records

Time for a little spring cleaning? It’s not just something to do at home; businesses need to periodically go through their files to maintain and protect employment records. So, what items should be left in an employee’s personnel file? For how long should they...
Misclassifying Workers as Independent Contractors

Misclassifying Workers as Independent Contractors

Employers may unknowingly trigger risks of labor violation penalties and fines by improperly classifying individuals as independent contractors. By doing so, employers may also be denying workers of certain employee benefits (e.g. overtime and the federal Family...
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