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Attracting, Hiring, and Training Minors for Seasonal Work

When we talk about the workforce, it’s easy to assume we mean adults. However, over 1.5 million teens are currently working in the United States. Many of those teens are minors (aged 13 to 18 years old) and they prefer seasonal work because it works well with their school schedules and other commitments.

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Start Building Candidate Relationships During These 3 Stages

Keeping today’s job candidates interested in your hiring process is more challenging than ever. With so many career possibilities, job seekers are keeping their options open and want to be positive a company and its culture are the right fit before they commit.

‘I need FMLA—I’m his father in loco parentis’

Who’s a son or daughter under FMLA? Not as easy a question as it might appear to be. And the flip side—who’s a parent is equally murky. Fortunately, the DOL’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has clarified the situation somewhat. It’s not that hard to determine family relationships when there’s a biological or legal relationship, […]

ICE Says Employers Must Comply with Form I-9 Verification Rules By August 30

Federal law requires employers to perform in-person inspections of new employees and their documents, as well as current employees with expiring Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) to verify that they’re authorized to work in the United States. Employers must fully and accurately complete a Form I-9 when they inspect the employee’s documents within three business days […]

So Much Depends on Employee Engagement

Yesterday we heard from Gallup concerning employee engagement and from a recent book by Jim Harter, PhD, titled First, Break All the Rules. Today, we present how to use your strengths to translate engagement into success.

Faces of HR: Bryan Otte on Being Proactive, Trust, and HR’s Impact on the Bottom Line

Before Bryan Otte got his start in the HR industry, he had an impressive career serving in executive marketing and operations roles at several of the nation’s leading news and entertainment companies. Prior to joining MGAC, a global boutique consultancy, Otte led his own HR consultancy, where he partnered with a diverse, global client base, […]

Healthcare Leaders Share Advice on Recruiting

The nursing shortage is placing a heavy burden on health systems and making acquiring new talent extremely tedious. However, the market does continue to grow. According to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), in January 2024, jobs in healthcare rose by 70,000, with 17,000 of those positions being in nursing and residential care facilities. […]

Wage Setoffs: Employer Sued For Firing Worker Who Objected To Paycheck Deduction; When You Can And Can’t Dock Wages

If an employee breaks or loses a valuable piece of equipment, or a worker owes you money from a loan, you may be tempted to make a deduction from the person’s next paycheck. But you need to act cautiously because there are strict rules governing exactly when you can and can’t take money out of […]

Best of SBT: Animals in the Workplace

Sticking with this week’s animal-themed direction, we’ve gathered a few of the most popular SBTs featuring two-, four-, and eight-legged friends. Monkey Business—Monkeys have been useful in maintaining order.  The first example was a langur monkey that was charged with patrolling trains for the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, in India.  The langur—who had a handler […]