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Business mogul Warren Buffet once said, “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.” Your employees have the ability to help build or potentially ruin your company’s reputation, yet many organizations treat compliance training as an afterthought: a box that […]

Jessica Miller-Merrell and attorney Tony Puckett join Caleb and Chelsea to discuss how legal and HR can work together to review and revise sexual harassment policies and create a safe atmosphere for employees.

Human nature and the rapid pace of the workday sometimes conspire to force us into a myopic view of our organization. For instance, we may be so concentrated on attacking a problem within our department that we neglect to consider if the issue has infiltrated other departments as well. If the issue is filling head […]

Efficiency, happiness and motivation: These traits characterize the ideal employee, but how can today’s employers inspire their workforce to have more of each? Through the use of carefully chosen technology. Here’s how technology factors in to developing your employees into the best they can be. Click here to see Jacob Morgan’s SHRM-certified on-demand webinar “How […]

Hello. My name is Amy, and at one time, my Coca-Cola rugby shirt was my most prized possession. Chances are you – or someone you know – had at least one and felt the same way. Those preppy, color-blocked beauties with the classic Coca-Cola scroll were pure Americana. They were so rad. They were also […]

Budgeting, borrowing and debt management can be intimidating topics to even the most experienced professionals. But according to Harvard finance professor Mihir Desai, teaching financial literacy to today’s workforce — especially millennials — is important. In our most recent episode of the HR Break Room podcast, Desai, author of The Wisdom of Finance: Discovering Humanity […]

Update 10/18/2017 – On October 17, Senators Lamar Alexander and Patty Murray announced a tentative bipartisan deal to help stabilize the ACA Marketplaces and potentially fund Cost Sharing Reduction payments for two years. The bill must pass both the Senate and the House before it becomes effective, and would also require President Trump’s signature. On […]

HR Break Room celebrates the recent National Coffee Day by talking about the importance of coffee in the office with Dunkin' Donuts franchisee, Misha Goli.

Harvard professor of finance Mihir Desai joins HR Break Room to discuss the value of financial literacy in today's largely millennial workforce.

The EEO-1 report is changing once again. Recently, the new pay data and hours worked requirements announced last year were suspended indefinitely by the Office of Information Regulatory Affairs. While employers will report Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) information in a familiar format, they need to be aware of key date changes. 3 important changes The […]

 In our last episode, special guest Jacob Morgan described “The Employee Experience Equation” and one of its key pieces: an organization’s “reason for being,” which Jacob said directly affects an organization’s ability to attract and retain talent.

Explaining the terms associated with leave taken for pregnancy or childbirth-related purposes. Pregnancy and parental leave are among the most common types of leave that employers must manage today. At the federal level, they are governed mainly by the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA); however, leave may be awarded under the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act […]