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HR Compliance
AI in HR: 3 Easy Ways Florida Small Businesses Can Get Started
If you run a small business, HR is probably the thing you squeeze in between everything else. You don’t have a recruiting team or a benefits administrator. What you do have now is AI — tools that used to be built for big HR budgets are getting cheap and easy enough for a business of......
Closing the Hemp THC Loophole: What It Means for Florida Drug-Free Workplace Policies
If you’ve walked down the beverage aisle of a Florida grocery or convenience store in the last two years, you’ve seen them: seltzers and sodas infused with hemp-derived THC, sold next to the beer and kombucha, no dispensary card required. That entire category exists because of a gap in federal law — and Congress has......
New! Florida Dental Office HR & Safety Compliance System
Running a successful dental practice requires more than providing exceptional patient care—it also means staying ahead of ever-changing HR, OSHA, Privacy, and Florida regulatory requirements. For many Dentist Owners, creating compliant policies, safety programs, employee forms, and onboarding documents from scratch can be overwhelming and time-co...
Can a Salaried Exempt Employee Perform Additional Work at Hourly Rate (is OT implicated)?
The Department of Labor releases opinion letters designed to promote clarity, consistency, and transparency in the application of federal wage and hour standards. Opinion letters explain how the laws enforced by Wage and Hour apply in specific situations and circumstances that are faced by employees and employers. In May 2026, the DOL provided an o...
MODUS Explained: What Employers Need to Know About USDOT Registration Changes
The U.S. Department of Transportation is modernizing how motor carriers and transportation entities manage registration and compliance through MODUS (Modernization of DOT Unified System). For employers in transportation, logistics, or any business operating commercial vehicles, understanding MODUS is important for staying compliant and avoiding ope...
I9 Enforcement Update in 2026: Many Technical Errors Are Now Substantive Violations
In March 2026, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) made one of the most significant changes to Form I‑9 enforcement in nearly 30 years—without formal rulemaking. ICE quietly updated its Form I‑9 Inspection under Immigration and Nationality Act § 274A fact sheet, reclassifying most I‑9 errors that had long been considered t...
EEO-1 Reporting Update for 2026: Is the Mandate Ending?
For decades, the EEOC’s EEO-1 report has been a familiar—if often burdensome—fixture on the compliance calendar for employers with 100 or more employees and federal contractors. Each year, the HR department dutifully assembled workforce demographic data across race, ethnicity, and gender categories, knowing the report served as both a regulat...
Tampa Area Restaurant Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit; Agrees to 3 Year Consent Decree
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently announced a settlement with Rivers Edge Enterprises, LLC—operator of River’s Edge Bar and Grill in Gibsonton, Florida—resolving a federal lawsuit involving allegations of pervasive sexual harassment and retaliation in the workplace. The company has agreed to pay $65,000 and impl...
Why Publix Suppliers Choose Consultstu for I‑9 and Immigration Audits
For Publix suppliers, maintaining immigration compliance isn’t optional—it’s a critical business requirement for doing business with the Florida grocery giant. From proper Form I‑9 completion to ongoing document retention requirements, even small mistakes can create risks. That’s why more Publix suppliers trust Consultstu as their partner...
What Gainesville Employers Need to Know About Fair Chance Hiring
Gainesville’s Fair Chance Hiring Ordinance requires covered employers to rethink when and how criminal history is considered during the hiring process. The goal is simple: evaluate candidates on their qualifications first, while still allowing employers to make informed, lawful decisions later in the process. To avoid penalties, Gainesville emplo...
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