Category Archives: Blog

• Webinar: From Performative to Purposeful: Small Business Strategies for DEI

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  July 8th, 2023 / No Comments

  Thursday, July 13, 2023
  11:00 AM PT | 2:00 PM ET

  After promising billions to invest in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, data shows that since 2020, US organizations have actually delivered on less than 1% of that amount to create programs and policies to make workplaces more equal and inclusive.

  If the nation’s biggest and most profitable businesses can’t deliver on DEI, can small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) do any better?

  The speakers at our upcoming webinar say yes. Register to join and listen to their fireside chat as they discuss SMBs’ successes with DEI—and how yours could do the same.

  Register: Link

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• Handbook Crash Course: How to Build a Smart Employee Handbook

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  June 28th, 2023 / No Comments

  We know HR professionals are tasked with a wide range of responsibilities – but we don’t think worrying about your handbook should be one of them. Whether you’re building a handbook for the first time or need a refresher on best practices, join us for a crash course on how to build your employee handbook. Using the Smart Employee Handbook in the Mineral Platform, we’ll walk through how you can create your own automatically updating, compliant handbook.

  Wednesday, July 12, 2023
  10:00 AM PT | 1:00 PM ET

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• Question of the Week

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  June 20th, 2023 / No Comments

  Question: 

  “Can we use comp time with our employees?”

  Answer:

  It depends. For nonexempt employees of a private employer, no. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) doesn’t permit private employers to offer compensatory time (“comp time”) in lieu of overtime pay.

  You could offer time off to your exempt employees as a reward for working more than their typical work week, which is considered a form of “flex time,” but there are downsides to doing this.

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  This Q&A does not constitute legal advice and does not address state or local law.

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• Question of the Week

  by Staff

  June 8th, 2023 / No Comments

  Question:

  “It seems like we’ve had a lot of candidates ghosting us recently. Is there anything we can do to prevent this?”

  Answer:

  Nothing you do will prevent ghosting altogether, but there are steps you can take to keep candidates engaged and discourage them from just disappearing on you.

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• Question of the Week

  by Staff

  June 1st, 2023 / No Comments

  Question:

  “We know we need to plan for our leaders to leave the organization. How do we start succession planning?”

  Answer:

  It’s wise to think about succession planning before you need to fill leadership roles—this will make a potentially stressful time easier to manage. Succession planning prepares your current employees to move into leadership and other critical roles, easing their transition and inspiring confidence in their ability to succeed. Here are a few steps we recommend taking to get started with your succession planning for key positions you’ve identified.

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  This Q&A does not constitute legal advice and does not address state or local law.

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• HSA/HDHP Limits Will Increase for 2024

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  May 22nd, 2023 / No Comments

  On May 16, 2023, the IRS released the inflation-adjusted limits for HSAs and HDHPs for 2024. These limits include: (1) the maximum HSA contribution limit, (2) the minimum deductible amount for HDHPs, and (3) the maximum out-of-pocket expense limit for HDHPs. This Compliance Bulletin shows the new limits for 2024, as compared to the limits for 2023.

  HSA_HDHP Limits Will Increase for 2024
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• Question of the Week

  by Staff

  May 15th, 2023 / No Comments

  Question: 

  What are the basic steps of a harassment investigation?

  Answer:

  Investigating a claim of harassment can be intimidating, but we have a great resource available on the platform called,  Identifying and Preventing Workplace Harassment. For this response, we’ve provided a condensed overview of the steps for an investigation.

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  This Q&A does not constitute legal advice and does not address state or local law.

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• Upcoming Webinar: How to Meet Your Harassment Prevention Mandates for 2023

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  May 11th, 2023 / No Comments

  Wednesday, May 17, 2023
  10:00 AM PT | 1:00 PM ET

  Understanding harassment prevention training requirements can be complicated, especially when planning for anti-harassment compliance in 2023.

  Policies form the backbone of an organization’s anti-harassment and discrimination efforts. While having one is best practice in every state, more than a dozen states require or recommend employers have a specific policy.

  Register Now: Link

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• What Employers Need to Know About Medicaid Redeterminations

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  May 5th, 2023 / No Comments

  In December 2022, the 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act was passed, uncoupling Medicaid redeterminations from the public health emergency and establishing a timeline for states to restart Medicaid redeterminations. As a result, as many as 15 million Americans may soon no longer be eligible for Medicaid because of redeterminations, according to estimates from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This article outlines what employers need to know about Medicaid redeterminations.

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• Upcoming Webinar: What Key Insights You Should Know About Remote Work

  by Staff

  April 30th, 2023 / No Comments

  Webinar Date:

  Wednesday, May 3, 2023
  10:00 AM PT | 1:00 PM ET

  In this webinar, we’ll look at the current remote work landscape and use our crystal ball (read: deep knowledge of employment trends from working with tens of thousands of clients) to make predictions for the future.

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