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There were many changes in employment laws during 2009 with more anticipated for 2010. These changes require employers to review and establish new company Employee Handbook policies to address emerging workplace issues. Is a handbook required in 2010? What are the risks of having an out-of-date handbook? Do you understand the importance of the following in making your handbook more relevant to your company and its employees?

• The Basic Elements
• The Business Relevance
• Employee Communication

You’ll learn much more about how addressing these three areas make your handbook more relevant in this month’s HRCast, a recording provided by our team of HR Pros and available exclusively on MyHRSupportCenter.

Visit MyHRSupportCenter regularly not only for our HRCasts, but also to get late-breaking compliance alerts, best practices to implement, and HR tools to use every day. If you’re not yet signed up or would like a free trial of MyHRSupportCenter, contact Vision Payroll today.

During this flu season, especially with H1N1 in mind, many employers are concerned with how to properly prepare for potential pandemic illness debilitating their employees and their business. There are three important areas employers must consider when preparing their action plan for dealing with pandemic outbreaks at work.

• Workplace Issues
• Employer Responsibilities
• Action Items

You’ll learn much more about these three areas in this month’s HRCast, a recording provided by our team of HR Pros and available exclusively on MyHRSupportCenter.

Visit MyHRSupportCenter regularly not only for our HRCasts, but also to get late-breaking compliance alerts, best practices to implement, and HR tools to use every day. If you’re not yet signed up or would like a free trial of MyHRSupportCenter, contact Vision Payroll today.

Advances in online technology have reinforced how the Internet has become an increasingly necessary and unavoidable recruitment tool for small companies to leverage. There are three important areas employers must consider when implementing successful on-line recruiting strategies: on-line recruiting, legal landmines, and employer action items.

You’ll learn much more about these three areas in this month’s HRCast, a recording provided by our team of HR Pros and available exclusively on MyHRSupportCenter.

• Learn the two popular and powerful on-line recruiting strategies.
• Get a list of questions to ask on-line candidates before bringing them in for an interview.
• Discover how to customize those questions to target your needs.
• Find out what you need to include in an on-line advertisement to make it effective.
• Learn to leverage social media networks to target high-quality job candidates.
• Find out points to keep in mind that could help you minimize legal problems during the recruiting process.
• Discover the policies and procedures you need in place to help your employees understand and avoid those legal issues.

Visit MyHRSupportCenter regularly not only for our HRCasts, but also to get late-breaking compliance alerts, best practices to implement, and HR tools to use every day. If you’re not yet signed up or would like a free trial of MyHRSupportCenter, contact Vision Payroll today.

Employers are increasingly receiving requests for time off for employees to attend to their children’s school activities. It’s important to learn how state laws, company policies, and business needs impact such requests and how the leave is granted. Which employers are impacted? What rules apply to such requests? What limitations should be considered?

Learn the answers to these questions and much more in this month’s HRCast, a recording provided by our team of HR Pros and available exclusively on MyHRSupportCenter.

You’ll learn how laws such as the Small Necessities Leave Act in Massachusetts and the Family School Partnership Act in California impact employers and how multi-state employers should be aware of the different requirements in such diverse states as Louisiana, Minnesota, Nevada, and Vermont, all of which have recently enacted changes in this area.

Visit MyHRSupportCenter regularly not only for our HRCasts, but also to get late-breaking compliance alerts, best practices to implement, and HR tools to use every day. If you’re not yet signed up or would like a free trial of MyHRSupportCenter, contact Vision Payroll today.

Most employers are familiar with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act. Because of the minimum employee levels, sporadic enforcement, and relatively mild penalties, many employers have not concerned themselves with it. Do you know what sets state laws in Michigan and Minnesota apart from other states? Do you know which states have recently enacted mini-WARN statutes? Do you know which state bills companies for re-employment assistance?

Learn the answers to these questions and also what you need to know about the Federal Oversight, Reform, and Enforcement of the WARN Act (FOREWARN Act) in this month’s HRCast, a recording provided by our team of HR Pros and available exclusively on MyHRSupportCenter. You’ll learn how the FOREWARN Act will change the definitions of affected employers, minimum layoffs, and the notice period. Also learn about when potential double penalties may be imposed and how the Secretary of Labor’s rôle could change.

Visit MyHRSupportCenter regularly not only for our HRCasts, but also to get late-breaking compliance alerts, best practices to implement, and HR tools to use every day. If you’re not yet signed up or would like a free trial of MyHRSupportCenter, contact Vision Payroll today.

As companies continue to use layoffs in an effort to control costs, they must consider whether those layoffs can cost more in the long-run due to losses in revenue generation and service quality. It is critical that companies retain their most talented employees so that they not only stay in business during the downturn, but also so that they are positioned to grow when the recovery begins. Companies that are able to identity, reward, and retain key employees will be better positioned to succeed both now and in the future.

In this month’s HRCast, a recording provided by our team of HR Pros and available exclusively on MyHRSupportCenter, you’ll learn ten tips for successful employee relationships. Among the questions that will be answered are the following:

• How do job descriptions help you improve the hiring process?
• How can you use non-monetary incentives to improve morale?
• Which three checkpoint questions can you ask to determine if you have the right people in the right positions?

Visit MyHRSupportCenter regularly not only for our HRCasts, but also to get late-breaking compliance alerts, best practices to implement, and HR tools to use every day. If you’re not yet signed up or would like a free trial of MyHRSupportCenter, contact Vision Payroll today.

In tough economic times, employers may need to consider various strategies for reducing payroll costs. In so doing, they need to be aware of many issues. Will our strategy be considered discrimination against a protected group? How will employees’ exempt status be impacted by our strategy? Is severance pay a viable addendum to our chosen strategy? Do WARN or state “mini-WARN” laws apply to our strategy? How many options should we consider? What is the key to choosing the correct option?

The answers to these questions and many more can be found in this month’s HRCast a recording provided by our team of HR Pros and available exclusively on MyHRSupportCenter. Learn what you need to know about these six key strategies:

1. Decrease Wages
2. Reduce Work Schedules
3. Redistribute Work Loads
4. Offer Leaves of Absence
5. Provide Voluntary Separation Packages
6. Exercise a Phased Layoff

Visit MyHRSupportCenter regularly not only for our HRCasts, but also to get late-breaking compliance alerts, best practices to implement, and HR tools to use every day. If you’re not yet signed up or would like a free trial of MyHRSupportCenter, contact Vision Payroll today.

The employee review process is one that makes many employers cringe and many employees anxious. When is it required by law? Should you do it if not required by law? Can the employee evaluation be an effective tool in business management?

The answers to these questions and many more can be found in this month’s HRCast, a recording provided by our team of HR Pros and available exclusively on MyHRSupportCenter. Learn what you need to know about these five key areas in the employee performance review process:

1. Appraisal System
2. Performance Standards
3. Businesss Goals
4. Individual Reviews
5. Workforce Feedback

Then, log-in to MyHRSupportCenter and click Essentials, Guides, and search “performance”. You’ll be brought to the Performance Management System Guide, a profile that will help you analyze your performance management process and your use of performance appraisals.

Visit MyHRSupportCenter regularly not only for our HRCasts, but also to get late-breaking compliance alerts, best practices to implement, and HR tools to use every day. If you’re not yet signed up or would like a free trial of MyHRSupportCenter, contact Vision Payroll today.

Employers must know how to provide reasonable accommodations under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA), and state laws they may be even more protective of workers’ rights. What are the recent changes in how statutory terms such as mitigating measures, major life activities, and the regarded as determination are interpreted? How has the focus shifted from a disability inquiry to an interactive process? What should this interactive process include? What five things do employers need to do right now?

Learn the answers to these questions and more in this month’s HRCast, a recording provided by our team of HR Pros and available exclusively on MyHRSupportCenter. Visit MyHRSupportCenter regularly not only for our HRCasts, but also to get late-breaking compliance alerts, best practices to implement, and HR tools to use every day. If you’re not yet signed up or would like a free trial of MyHRSupportCenter, contact Vision Payroll today.

Employers know that it’s important to keep personnel files, but do you know the answers to these questions?

1. What should go into an employee’s personnel file?
2. What shouldn’t go into an employee’s personnel file, but still must be kept on file?
3. What are the best practices in keeping the information needed both in and out of the employee’s personnel file both organized and accessible to those that need it, but not to those who don’t?

Learn the answers to these questions and more in this month’s HRCast, a recording provided by our team of HR Pros and available exclusively on MyHRSupportCenter. Visit MyHRSupportCenter regularly not only for our HRCasts, but also to get late-breaking compliance alerts, best practices to implement, and HR tools to use every day. If you’re not yet signed up or would like a free trial of MyHRSupportCenter, contact Vision Payroll today.