Tips and Articles on HR Best Practices, HR Outsourcing, and HR Compliance
HELP…We Just Received an EEOC Complaint! What Next?
An EEOC charge is not just a complaint — it’s the gateway to litigation. Employers must act quickly, strategically, and in alignment with legal counsel. These Dos and Don’ts explain what to do first and how HR outsourcing or a Fractional CHRO can support you in building a defensible response.
Is Your HR Team Protecting Your Business? A Labor Law Attorney's Guide to 7 Red Flags in Senior HR Personnel
For small and midsize businesses, hiring the right HR leader is critical. The right HR leader helps your company grow, meet organizational goals and minimizes operational disruption. The wrong choice can expose your company to costly risks, compliance issues, and even litigation. Here’s how to spot warning signs in your senior HR personnel—and how partnering with CHRO can help you avoid them.
Avoid These Common Employee Handbook Mistakes
A well-drafted employee handbook is your single most powerful tool in ensuring workforce productivity and successfully defending employment claims. Make sure your handbook does not have these common mistakes.
Beware of These Rookie I‑9 Mistakes
Every employer should be on alert for crackdowns on undocumented workers, which can often ensnare the documented too. Even if you employ only a handful of foreign nationals, you need to ensure that your I-9s are in good order and you are compliant with your obligation to collect and store them.
Help!!! My Employees Hate my HR Team…Should I care?
How your employees perceive your HR team is almost as important as your HR team’s competence. Discover common signs that your workforce distrusts your HR function, how this distrust causes operational challenges and inefficiencies, and how you can fix it. When you support your HR team effectively, you are laying the foundation for better workforce performance, operational risk reduction, and company growth.
When Outsourced HR Services Are the Right Solution for Your Business
Sometimes the need for outsourced HR isn’t strategic—it’s urgent. When your HR Director resigns, an EEOC charge exposes compliance failures, or the CEO becomes the de facto HR department, the business reaches a point where internal resources aren’t enough. This article explores the real scenarios that push SMBs to seek outsourced HR solutions and fractional CHRO support.
Has your Business Outgrown its HR Function?
Are you a growing business with managers performing your HR functions? If you have 50+ employees, chances are your company has outgrown its HR function. Discover common symptoms of outgrowth and discover how you can quickly overcome these challenges.
Thinking of Outsourcing your FMLA and ADA Administration?
Choosing an ADA/FMLA vendor? Learn the key criteria—compliance controls, documentation, turnaround times, accommodation expertise, and how HR outsourcing or an Outsourced CHRO fills compliance gaps in your HR Department.
Are you Prepared for an ICE Raid?
What you need to do NOW to prepare your business and workforce for a possible ICE raid.
What Size Company Needs to Worry About Labor Law Compliance?
Labor law can be confusing for small employers. This guide covers key federal requirements, practical checklists, and when to consider outsourced HR or a fractional CHRO.
Pay Transparency Laws
Pay transparency laws are expanding across states and localities, creating new HR compliance obligations for employers hiring across state lines or recruiting remote workers. This guide explains which jurisdictions require salary ranges in job postings, how internal promotion rules work, and why partnering with an HR Outsourcing Solution or Outsourced CHRO helps reduce risk.
NLRA Liability for Non‑Union Employers: What Leadership Needs to Know
Managers and HR at nonunion workplaces often overlook important rights that the NLRA provides to ALL employees whether or not they are union members.
These 5 common overtime traps can come back to cost you
Don’t get blindsided by a Department of Labor (or state equivalent) audit that results in fines for failing to pay your employees overtime as required under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
How Job Descriptions Fit Into Your Strategic Plan
Job descriptions are an often overlooked organizational strategy to ensure goal realization.