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Did you hear the news?! Penalties for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) have been put on hold for one year…hooray, hoorah! Now we can all move on…

So, I still have six months or so until I have to worry about the Affordable Care Act, right? Besides, I have fewer than 50 employees so I don’t have…

Two of the most common claims that employees make is ignorance regarding policy or an unfair application of procedure. You can combat these claims by ensuring that everyone on staff…

It is never a good day to be notified that an employee is accusing your company of something, especially the most serious of accusations, a harassment charge. Whether or not…

Do you have a lot of pretty policies taking up shelf space but doing little else? It is important to know that handbooks only work if you distribute them to…

The company handbook represents your brand as a whole and provides a clear understanding for you and employees about their general job expectations. As opposed to a procedure manual, the…

“Start with the end in mind.” Stephen R. Covey One of the toughest situations in employee management is disciplining or terminating an employee for failure to adhere to policy. Whether…

Managing employees is sometimes very difficult and uncomfortable.  At times, when faced with a tough conversation requiring discipline of an employee, you may be tempted to dance around the subject,…

Vacation time is one of the benefits potential employees consider when making employment decisions.  In fact, for Generation Y, flex time and paid time off rank above compensation. So what…

For companies with 50 or more employees (or those about to get there), the Family and Medical Leave Act requires certain benefits you must give, but in Pennsylvania, there is…

Have you ever considered firing an employee due to a significant amount of absences? Before you make any decision to fire, you should ask, “Why is this employee missing a…

The next time one of your employees calls off sick, think twice before letting the other employees and your customers know.  If one of your staff recently had surgery, or…