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Employee Name Change Checklist for Human Resources
If your employee has reported that they have legally changed their name, here are the items you will want to review and make sure are updated. Request that the employee complete a name change form, or complete an HR employee change form, or maintain the email request from the employee about their name change. Request......
New I9 Form to be Released on August 1, 2023
On Aug. 1, 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will publish a revised version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. Among the improvements to the form is a checkbox employers enrolled in E-Verify can use to indicate they remotely examined identity and employment authorization documents under an alternative procedure authoriz...
Create a Supercharged Employee Referral Program
Recruiting has been tough in recent years. We have many clients who successfully use an employee referral bonus program to supercharge their recruitment of talent. Employee referral programs accomplish three important objectives: (1) it engages employees in the business and adds excitement; (2) it pays current employees (instead of recruiting compa...
Random Drug Testing services for Florida Drug-Free Workplaces
Random drug testing will deter drug use, which helps stop accidents and improve safety. The Florida drug-free workplace statute allows but does not require, random drug testing of employees. A random drug test is not a test based on reasonable suspicion of employee drug use, or a targeted test. Statistically random testing is truly “random”......
Checklist of HR and Payroll Updates for 2023
Happy new year! It’s now time to review and update your company’s HR and payroll practices and documents for 2023. As we close out 2022, and begin 2023, it’s time for human resources and payroll to take some important January actions. Here is Consultstu’s 10 point HR checklist to help you get up to date......
Conciliation Agreements: What are the EEOC Requirements?
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) investigates charges of unlawful discrimination and conducts an investigation into the allegations and the employer’s response. After assessing the evidence, the EEOC sometimes issues a Letter of Determination that there is reasonable cause to believe that a company discriminated against the ...
CDC Streamlines COVID-19 Guidelines
In early August, the CDC updated and streamlined its guidelines for COVID-19 to help people better understand risk and how to protect themselves.  As compared to earlier in the pandemic, there is significantly less risk of severe illness and death thanks to the resources available to us now. In support of this update, the streamlined......
Are Union Election Petitions Increasing in early 2022?
Yes. According to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), during the first six months of fiscal year 2022 (October 1–March 31), union representation petitions filed at the NLRB have increased 57%—up to 1,174 from 748 during the first half of FY2021. At the same time, unfair labor practice charges have increased 14%—from 7,255 to 8,254.......
Connie Beck, HR Generalist, joins Consultstu
Connie Beck is passionate about people and feels that Human Resources plays an integral part in both the employee’s success, as well as the employer. She obtained a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of South Florida, as well as two HR designations; Professional in Human Resources through the Society of Human Resources Manageme...
2021 EEO-1 Reporting Set to Open April 12, 2022
The 2021 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection is tentatively scheduled to open on Tuesday, April 12th, 2022. The tentative deadline to file the 2021 EEO-1 Component 1 Report is Tuesday, May 17th, 2022. Updates regarding the 2021 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection will be posted to the EEO-1 website as it becomes available. The Filer......
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