WHAT’S HOT IN HR

One thing that makes Nevada unique (in the wage and hour world), is our tiered minimum wage. We have one wage for employees that are offered qualifying benefits and another, […]
WHAT’S HOT IN HR

Being in human resources during a pandemic is a bit of trial by fire. That said, being in human resources is always a touchy position. We guard the castle, keep […]
WHAT’S HOT IN HR

Remote workers (and how to engage them) As we roll into the second decade of the 21st century, the workplace continues to change. Telecommuting (aka, working remotely) is becoming more […]
WHAT’S HOT IN HR

Picture this: One of your long-term employees has called out, on average, twice a week for the last 6 weeks. When he calls out, he tells his manager it is […]
WHAT’S HOT IN HR

HR is customer service. Human resources has come a long way since it’s early days. Think “personnel,” when all HR did was handle disciplinary actions, hire, fire and maybe payroll. […]
WHAT’S HOT IN HR

Some of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) wage provisions are changing as of January 1, 2020. Jobs that are governed by the FLSA are referred to as exempt (often […]
WHAT’S HOT IN HR

Go for the GOAL! We hear a lot about goal setting in HR. Project Goals. Performance Goals. Achievement Goals. Compensation Goals. It’s become such a buzzword that the actual premise […]
WHAT’S HOT IN HR

It doesn’t happen often, but there are certain questions that come through our HR Hotline that make us say — STOP RIGHT THERE. “We are considering reclassifying all our employees […]
WHAT’S HOT IN HR

“Hey, Siri! What are the new Nevada laws about paid time off?” Laughable? Yes and no. There’s been a lot of chatter lately about technology replacing HR departments. It is […]
WHAT’S HOT IN HR

Summer is drawing to a close. Vacation requests have (hopefully) slowed down and we are back to business. Or are we? Way back in 2009 Nevada adopted a law that […]