Hello Leaders, Welcome to June’s edition of HR Hot Topics! School is out for most teenagers and that means it is time to secure a summer job. This is good news for many of you looking to shore up your workforce with seasonal help, but hiring team members ages 14-17 means complying with a […]
Hello Leaders, Welcome to May’s edition of HR Hot Topics! With Mother’s Day right around the corner, I thought it appropriate to share with you some recent legislative updates that pertain to pregnant employees and nursing mothers. Both of these laws expand protections that were already on the books, but both will require an update […]
Hello Leaders, Welcome to March’s edition of HR Hot Topics! This month I share with you some helpful context to better understand boundaries in the workplace and how language can be used to both set and challenge those boundaries in a healthy way. This topic resulted from an excellent episode of the Dare to Lead […]
Hello Leaders, Welcome to February’s edition of HR Hot Topics! This month we explore love and friendship in the workplace. According to a recent SHRM article while, “Most U.S. workers say they are comfortable with workplace romances and would respect co-workers involved in one,” the majority are not interested in pursuing a workplace romance […]
Welcome to December’s edition of HR Hot Topics! This final episode of 2022 provides some insight on what employers can expect in the coming year based on November’s election results and the ongoing litigation around Michigan’s Paid Sick Leave law. This information will help you plan for 2023, both in terms of your policies and […]
Welcome to August’s edition of HR hot topics! This month we’re talking about some recent court decisions that are affecting employers or will affect employers in the coming months. Let’s start with Roe V. Wade. On June 24th, the US Supreme Court overturned Roe V. Wade and really kind of threw individual […]
As you know, the Omicron variant is sweeping across our state and our nation; drastically increasing the number of employees who are contracting COVID and those out due to quarantine. In the wake of this, the CDC has updated their guidance. People with COVID-19 should isolate for 5 days and if they are asymptomatic […]