As 2009 draws to a close, now is a great time for human resources professionals to reflect upon the accomplishments and initiatives implemented over the past twelve months and begin to plan the human resource projects to undertake in 2010. Below are 5 projects you...
What’s a Nice Employer Like You Doing With an Employee Like That?
Human Resources professionals are not heartless. Most that I know don’t enjoy firing people. On the contrary, it’s a painful and difficult thing to do many lose sleep over it, but through it all maintain the understanding that it is a necessary thing to do. So why...
Human Resources Compliance: Managing Employees During the Flu Season
Our human resources consultants get a lot of calls and questions about the flu, usually regarding specific scenarios taking place in the offices and work sites of our clients. In an effort to help others be prepared to address these issues before they happen, we’ve...
HR Education: Do Your Managers Know How to Properly Use a Napkin?
In the case of Inman v. Klockner Pentaplast of America Inc. (KPA), Dean Inman, a former vice president, alleged he was fired while the company was attempting to create a younger image. The district court originally determined that there was insufficient evidence of...
Human Resources Compliance: Are you Ready for GINA?
Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act (GINA) takes effect November 21 for Employers The Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act (GINA), which went into effect for health plans earlier this year, becomes effective for employers on November 21. Genetic...
FMLA Military Leave Provisions Expanded
OnWednesday, October 28, President Obama signed into law the Fiscal Year 2010 National DefenseAuthorization Act (HR 2647) that included an expansion of the exigencyand caregiver leave provisions under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) thatwere enacted earlier this...
Integrity HR Receives 2009 Best of Business Award
Small Business Commerce Association's Award Honors the Achievement SAN FRANSICO, November 7, 2009, Integrity HR, Inc. has been selected for the 2009 Best of Business Award in the Human Resource Consulting Services category by the Small Business Commerce Association...
Human Resources: Come Clean or Keep Quiet – A Lesson from Late Night
A friend and I were discussing the recent media controversy regarding late night talk show host David Letterman's confessions to affairs with his staff members and she asked me what I thought about him announcing it on his show. From a Human Resources perspective,...
Human Resources Compliance: Is Your Drug Policy Going to “Pot”?
My favorite part of this year's Emmy's award show was when veteran comedian Bob Newhart read the list of nominees for Outstanding Comedy Series and cautioned, "Incidentally, if Weeds should win, it may take them a little longer to get up here.'' Taking their time...
Human Resources: How to Respond to the Stupid, Irrelevant and Bizarre
I recently discovered that the mother of one of my daughter's preschool friends is also a human resources professional. When I pointed out what else we had in common, she responded with a smile and "Oh, the stories we could tell!" And she's right. The tales told...
HR Compliance: Dealing With “Textual Harassment”
What's the newest buzzword Human Resources and other business professionals need to be aware of? Textual harassment. Textual harassment is defined as harassing someone through texting, whether it is sexual, threatening or just undesired and relentless in nature. As...
Human Resources Consulting: Tips for Easier Performance Management
One of the most requested topics our human resource consulting firm is asked to speak on is performance management. I know, I know - just the thought of performance evaluations and year end reviews is enough to send otherwise normal people over the edge. The good news...