by Caroline | May 25, 2016 | Compensation and Benefits, HR Technology, HRCompliance, HRIS, Labor Law, Leadership, Management
As I discussed last week, many small business leaders choose to pay everybody salary, regardless of the rules. I’m thinking they won’t be doing that any more, now that the Department of Labor has issued new overtime rules and will be cracking down on people who...
by Caroline | May 19, 2016 | Compensation and Benefits, HRCompliance, Labor Law, Management, Non profit HR, rewards
The Department of Labor released new rules yesterday which include significant changes to how employees are classified as exempt or non-exempt, which means you may have a bunch of employees who are suddenly going to be eligible for overtime beginning December 1st of...
by Caroline | May 11, 2016 | Company Culture, Hiring, HR Technology, Labor Law, Management, Non profit HR
Fraud is bad. But if you run a non-profit, fraud is more than bad, it can destroy your credibility, which scares off your donor base and cripples your efforts to fulfill your mission. That was the message of the presentation at the Capital Area Non-profit...
by Caroline | Apr 27, 2016 | Company Culture, Hiring, HRCompliance, Labor Law, Leadership, Management, Recruiting
So you probably heard that, March 24, Austin passed a fair chance hiring ordinance for private employers, more commonly known as Ban the Box. What it means is that Austin employers with 15 or more employees can’t ask job candidates about criminal history until they’re...
by Caroline | Apr 20, 2016 | Company Culture, HRCompliance, Labor Law, Management, Non profit HR, People Evaluation, Recruiting
Even if you do your due diligence, it’s not always apparent before you hire someone that they can’t follow through on tasks, can’t deal with authority, and can’t meet any deadline…ever. These are the sorts of disabilities that make people generally unemployable. But...
by Caroline | Mar 16, 2016 | Company Culture, Hiring, Labor Law, Leadership, Management, Non profit HR, People Evaluation
We live in an interesting time, the time of the sharing economy. I keep reading these articles about Millennials and their preferences–like not wanting to own cars or homes. They want to rent, to use a driving service. They’re not sure they want to get married...
