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NLRB Posting Update

In 2011, the National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, under its notice posting rule, established a rule that would have required private employers to post a notice of employee rights under the National Labor

Keeping Pace – What’s New in HR

Dr. Larry Phillips, SPHR Tuition Reimbursement – legislation passed on 1/1/13 to prevent the U. S. from going over the “fiscal cliff” made permanent Section 127 of the Internal Revenue Code which permits

Bob Lahrman

Bob Lahrman, Mr. Lahrman completed his A.S. at IPFW in Organization, Leadership, and Supervision. Mr. Lahrman completed a Landscaping Technology Certificate at St. Francis College. Mr. Lahrman has maintained two restricted-use pesticide licenses

The EEOC’s Hire a Criminal Program!

article by Dr. Larry Phillips, SPHR, management consultant, educator, and author; lwphilli44@gmail.com You are the sole owner of Jones Appliance Service, a small corporation providing home appliance repair with a workforce of 25.

Give Me a Big Mac, Fries and Overtime, Please!

Article by Dr. Larry Phillips, SPHR, management consultant, educator and author of SPHR: Senior Professional in Human Resources (2nd ed.). He is affiliated with Ergo Resource Management Inc. in Syracuse, Ind. lwphilli44@gmail.com  Jul

The Increasingly Dangerous Mine Field

Navigating social media policies and related employee discipline The issue of employee versus employer rights with respect to the use of social media has become a hot topic. Employers need to protect their

E Pluribus (Not!) Unum

E Pluribus Unum translates roughly to, “out of many, one.” This was considered our nation’s unofficial motto for almost 200 years. Though it was replaced in 1956, E Pluribus Unum still appears on

Facebook, Unions, and You

Let me give you a hypothetical situation and ask you to determine the legality of actions taken. You are a small business owner with ten employees. The employees do not belong to a