What are the Best Ways to Retain Your Top Performers? Hint: It’s Not All About the Money by Jill Schaefer, April 19, 2018 I’ve been in positions where I knew my earnings were only in the 10th...
Big News! DOL Starts Using Opinion Letters Again by Jill Schaefer, April 19, 2018 For the first time in 9 years, the U.S. Department of Labor has once...
Ask the HR Expert — April 19, 2018 by Jill Schaefer, April 19, 2018 Q: Can I ask about salary history on employment applications? A: It depends what...
April 2018 California HR Regulatory Updates by Jill Schaefer, April 11, 2018 CALIFORNIA UPDATES California OSHA Violations May Come With Civil Penalties A civil penalty is...
April 2018 HR Regulatory Updates by Jill Schaefer, April 4, 2018 FEDERAL UPDATES H-1B Filing Season Begins Reminder: Starting April 2, 2018, employers must submit...
Ask the HR Expert — April 5, 2018 by Jill Schaefer, April 4, 2018 Q: An employee had a work comp claim and we sent her to a...
KPA HR Newsletter — March 20, 2018 by Jill Schaefer, March 20, 2018 Visit Us in Vegas at NADA 2018 — March 23-25 Visit us during the National...
Ask the HR Expert – March 20, 2018 by Jill Schaefer, March 19, 2018 Q: I was told by an employment attorney a few years ago that I...
March 2018 California HR Regulatory Updates by Jill Schaefer, March 14, 2018 CALIFORNIA UPDATES Documents Released for California Immigrant Worker Protection Act California’s Immigrant Worker Protection...
Ask the HR Expert — March 8, 2018 by Jill Schaefer, March 8, 2018 Q: I have an employee who doesn’t maintain good hygiene. How do I broach...
March 2018 HR Regulatory Updates by Jill Schaefer, March 8, 2018 FEDERAL UPDATES Supreme Court Defines Whistleblower Under Dodd-Frank Act Late last month in Digital...
Why Employees Don’t Do What You Want Them To by Jill Schaefer, March 8, 2018 I once caught one of my former employees watching YouTube videos at length at...
KPA HR Newsletter — March 8, 2018 by Jill Schaefer, March 8, 2018 New W-4 Form Released The IRS just posted an updated W-4 Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate to...
KPA HR Newsletter — February 22, 2018 by Jill Schaefer, February 22, 2018 Visitors Welcome! March 7-9, we’ll be at the Ohio Safety Congress in Columbus –...
What Does It Take to Be a Good Boss? by Jill Schaefer, February 19, 2018 Throughout my career, I’ve had a string of bad bosses. You probably have too....
Ask the HR Expert — February 20, 2018 by Jill Schaefer, February 19, 2018 Q: We have a customer-facing employee who decided to grow out his hair for...
February 2018 California HR Regulatory Updates by Jill Schaefer, February 12, 2018 CALIFORNIA UPDATES Earned Income Tax Credit Mandatory Notice While California’s AB 1847 law has...
FAQs: California Salary History Ban by Jill Schaefer, February 12, 2018 Under California Labor Code Section 432.3 that went into effect on January 1, 2018,...
February 2018 HR Regulatory Updates by Jill Schaefer, February 6, 2018 FEDERAL UPDATES Penalties Increase for Employment Law Violations Three federal agencies — the Environmental Protection...
KPA HR Newsletter — February 6, 2018 by Jill Schaefer, February 6, 2018 Tax Break? Unsure what your organization’s 2018 tax withholding rate is now in light...