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Human Resources
Fractional HR Services for Florida Small Businesses: What It Is and Why It Works
Small businesses need professional HR support just as much as larger companies—but many do not need, or cannot justify, a full-time Human Resources person. Fractional HR services provide Florida businesses with access to experienced HR expertise on a flexible, part-time, or as-needed basis. Instead of hiring a full-time HR manager, a company can ...
Florida Medical Marijuana & Drug-Free Workplace Policies: New Court Guidance for Employers
In July 2026, Florida employers received important guidance on medical marijuana and workplace drug testing in the recent Florida appellate decision Hillsborough County v. Giambrone. The case involved a firefighter-paramedic with a valid Florida medical marijuana card who tested positive for marijuana under his employer’s drug-free workplace prog...
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......
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...
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...
Can an Employee on Workers’ Comp be Permanently Replaced?
For small business owners in Florida, a workplace injury can be a double blow. First, you genuinely care about your employee’s health and recovery. Second, you still have a business to run and customers to service. When an employee is out of work recovering from a work-related injury, their daily tasks don’t disappear. Some employees......
IRS Opens 2026 Tax Filing Season on January 26
According to the IRS, the 2026 tax filing season will open Jan. 26 – the date that the IRS will start accepting and processing tax returns. This year, the provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will likely affect the federal taxes, credits, and deductions for many American workers. Read the IRS News Release.......
10 Ways ChatGPT’s Paid Version Can Improve Your HR Department
Human Resources professionals are expected to juggle recruiting, onboarding, compliance, training, and employee relations—often with limited time and staff. Discover how ChatGPT’s paid version can transform Human Resources efficiency—helping HR teams automate routine tasks, improve communication and focus on people-first activities. Here are ...
New Florida Business? Here Are the HR Documents You Need on Day One
Starting a new business in Florida is an exciting journey, but it comes with important responsibilities – especially when it comes to human resources (HR). Whether you’re hiring your first employee or planning to grow quickly, having the right HR documents in place sets the foundation for legal compliance, professionalism, and an energi...
Florida CHOICE Act Makes Non-Competes Longer and Enforcement Easier
The Florida legislature recently passed the “Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth (CHOICE) Act.” For high earning, salaried employees, the CHOICE Act makes it much easier for their employers to enforce non-compete agreements in Florida and allows for longer non-compete time-periods. It is designed to ...
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