Feb 12, 2020
Politics in the Workplace
The current political climate has created real divisiveness as of late. I talk to employers everyday who indicate to me that the frustration is not limited to the pontifications on...
Author: Vanesa Lewinger
Vanesa is an innovative, experienced and self-motivated Human Resources professional, adept at creating and nurturing an employee-oriented culture of professional excellence, focused on goal-attainment, and utilizing a process oriented approach to obtain win-win results. Vanesa has over ten years of progressively responsible Human Resources experience, including employee relations, payroll entry/processing, benefits administration, Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS), policies, 401k administration, and workers’ compensation administration.
Jan 30, 2020
How to Place an Employee on Administrative Leave
Administrative Leave is a common practice used by companies when they are investigating claims that are more severe or emotionally charged. The purpose of an Administrative Leave is to remove...
Jan 28, 2020
Is Crying at Work Appropriate?
Crying at work is a topic that has come up a lot recently. Workplaces are changing and employees want to feel like they can behave in a “genuine” fashion when...
Nov 27, 2019
Breastfeeding Laws in the workplace
I recently came across a question about breastfeeding laws and how much time an employer was legally required to provide employees in need of this time. It’s a good question...
Jun 12, 2019
Is your business ready for an I-9 Audit from ICE?
What is an I-9 Audit? US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is responsible for conducting I-9 Audits. What this means is ICE will dispatch officers to businesses to audit your...
Jun 5, 2019
Toxic Employees: Hands Down, the fastest way to kill a happy work environment.
The toxic employee. The truth of the matter is all business owners are one bad hire away from their workplace going from productive and friendly to miserable. Toxic Employees are...
Apr 29, 2019
Bunny Policies (An Outdated Employee Handbook)
The Times Are A Changing…as should your Employee Policies. I recently had the opportunity to peruse an Employee Handbook, or rather it was a “Bunny Handbook” from the Playboy Club,...