Excerpted from USA Today by The Associated Press Is shopping in stores safe during the pandemic? There are ways to reduce risk, but health experts advise avoiding it when possible. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says holiday...
Read MoreWant Greater Success? Do Less of This
Excerpted from The SHRM Blog by Dan Rockwell You’re not as interesting as you think. If you’re long-winded, the people around you wish you were short-winded. Talk less. Succeed more. 5 Reasons people talk too much: 1. Thinking. Extroverts think...
Read MoreEmployee fraud during the pandemic: how HR can spot it and what can be done to prevent it
Excerpted from Lexology by Fox Williams LLP Fraud is endemic and it costs businesses a fortune. In its 2020 Report, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners estimated that 5% of all revenue generated by organisations – some three and half...
Read MorePublic Officials Campaign To Keep People Home For Thanksgiving
Excerpted from NPR by Kat Lonsdorf Across the country, public officials are urging people to stay home and stay safe during the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday amid a dramatic rise in new cases of COVID-19 in nearly every state. Experts warn that...
Read MoreCDC warns against Thanksgiving travel as Covid-19 cases spike
Excerpted from Fox35 Orlando by Lara Greenberg Thanksgiving is less than a week away, and there’s been a lot of talk about what you should and shouldn’t do as it relates to keeping yourself and loved ones safe during the pandemic. But...
Read MoreUpskilling and Reskilling for the Digital Workplace
Excerpted from The SHRM Blog by Jessica Miller-Merrell Even before 2020 forced us all into working from our kitchens, home offices, or bedrooms, the world was very much on its way towards removing the necessity for conventional workspaces. Today...
Read MoreVLOG – David Graves offers thanks to clients in advance of the holidays!
Still working from home due to COVID-19, GroupOne Background Screening sales associate and HR guru David Graves posted a continuation of his video series today to offer thanks to both clients and co-workers alike prior to the upcoming holidays...
Read MoreHow do you minimize employee fatigue during COVID-19?
In countless ways, the COVID-19 pandemic has touched all of us. We have tragically lost friends and relatives. We have endured never-ending lockdowns, quarantines and safety measures. What is now called the “new normal” could just as easily be...
Read MoreCOVID-19 workplace exposure claims dismissed
Excerpted from a Vinson & Elkins LLP blog by Christopher V. Bacon One question that employers have been asking since the onset of the pandemic is whether they could be sued by employees who get sick as a result of being exposed to an infected...
Read MorePotential Ban of Criminal Records in Tenant Screening Should Alert Landlords Everywhere
Excerpted from PR Web by Dan Adams Recently, the New York City Council introduced a bill banning landlords utilizing criminal history reports as part of tenant applicant vetting. Adam Almeida, President and CEO of TenantScreeningUSA.com, states...
Read MoreFive things your lawyer likes to see in an HR person
Excerpted from a Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete LLP blog by Robin Shea HR Virtue No. 1: They have “spider sense.” By the time the lawyers get called in, the harm is often done already and all we can do is grab a mop. An HR...
Read MoreHire Right. Fire Right — 5 Reasons to Fire and the 5 “BE” Principles for Involuntary Terminations
Excerpted from The SHRM Blog By Roxi Bahar Hewertson When you are a human resource professional or hiring leader, firing right is just as important a part of your job as is hiring right. No one wakes up in the morning looking forward to...
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