by Afilliated HR & Payroll | May 2, 2022 | HR Administration, Performance Management
An employee in a job that regularly requires lifting 50 pounds now says they can only regularly lift 25 because of an off-the-job injury. Can we terminate? Possibly, but proceed with caution. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires employers that have 15 or...
by Afilliated HR & Payroll | Jan 26, 2022 | Industrial Relations, Learning & Development, Performance Management
As we enter the new year, the risks of COVID-19 may recede, but the trauma, pain, and disruptions of these past two years will still be with us, affecting our lives and our work. We’ve all struggled, sometimes in ways we can’t pinpoint. In her book Bearing the...
by Afilliated HR & Payroll | Sep 16, 2021 | HR Administration, Performance Management
Some of our employees have been careless on the job and broken company property. Can we deduct the cost of replacing the broken items from their paychecks? Probably not. Many states have imposed significant limitations on what kinds of things employers can take a...
by Afilliated HR & Payroll | Sep 9, 2021 | Career Planning, Performance Management, Recruiting and Developing Talent
Hiring is always stressful. Whether you’re replacing a valued employee or expanding your business, you want your new hire to be the best possible addition to the team. That’s why it’s so frustrating when no one who responds to a job posting fits the...
by Afilliated HR & Payroll | Jul 21, 2021 | Recruiting and Developing Talent, HR Administration, Performance Management
As you create your company’s hiring plan for a post-pandemic world, you need to adapt to a new reality. To begin with, you will need to consider these trends: Talent shortage. There is an ongoing talent shortage in many industries, making the hiring landscape...
by Afilliated HR & Payroll | Aug 27, 2020 | Alert, Health & Safety, HR Administration, Performance Management
The physical presence requirement of the Employment Eligibility Verification, Form I-9, requires that employers, or an authorized representative, physically examine, in the employee’s physical presence, the unexpired document(s) the employee presents from the Lists of...
