Back in September, MyPayrollHR, a New York-based company that handled payroll for roughly 1,000 companies across the country, was caught in a bank fraud scheme that left $35 million in unpaid wages for the company’s clients as direct deposit payments…
[UPDATED: 6/15/20] As the Harvey Weinstein trial made headlines in the wake of the #MeToo movement, a lot was said and done in the name of diversity and inclusion. Unconscious bias training, in particular, has played a major role in…
It’s 2020, and employee retention is on every business owner’s mind. By now, most employers are well aware of the competitive market for talent that has resulted from record-low unemployment rates. But truth be told, finding top talent has never…
Every new year brings new opportunities and new challenges for employers. For 2020, the key human resources issues on everyone’s mind include attracting quality candidates, talent retention and balancing employee needs with your organization’s bottom line. We’ve taken a look…
Extend Your Employee Life Cycle in All 6 Phases When you hear the term “life cycle,” you probably think of biology before you think of human resources. Did you know that your talent pool has a life cycle, too? Lucky…
This column by Richard Lively was originally published online by Lehigh Valley Business on December 2, 2019. “I can’t find employees to fill these jobs.” This is a compliant you hear from employers a lot these…
This column by Richard Lively was originally published online by Lehigh Valley Business on November 1, 2019. For companies that aren’t the size of Google or Amazon, it can be challenging to attract top talent in…
This column by Richard Lively was originally published online by Lehigh Valley Business on October 18, 2019. Family-owned businesses are part of our nation’s DNA and a testament to our entrepreneurial spirit. Take a look around…
Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) raised the salary threshold for the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA’s) exemptions cutoff from $455 a week to $684 a week ($35,568 annually) for workers classified as exempt from overtime pay, In…
For companies that aren’t the size of Google or Amazon, it can be challenging to attract top talent in today’s job market. With current national unemployment rates around 3.7%, a lot of small to medium sized businesses are experiencing empty…