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A growing trend across Fortune 500 companies is the move away from annual employee performance evaluations to more frequent, less formal reviews. Accenture, Deloitte and Microsoft are just a few examples of corporations that have completely changed how they conduct performance reviews. It’s estimat...

Employees need to be kept safe at work—and employers have an obligation to ensure employee safety. Yet, some companies forgo implementing an effective workplace safety policy, which can leave employees and employers alike at risk. In our latest Compliance Corner, HR Services’ Business Partner Casey...

Now is the time to check in with your HR friends and family. With more demands, fewer resources and less time, HR teams are being stretched thin and having a hard time keeping up with the day-to-day— not to mention having the time to focus on longer-term, more strategic objectives. In an era of...

To customers in industries like retail, hospitality and healthcare, frontline workers are your business. Not only are they the first point of contact, but their efforts are a key building block of the customer experience (CX). A positive encounter can leave customers feeling good about their purchas...

The risk of being audited. Every company has to deal with it, and smart organizations know how to take steps to diminish that risk. But even the best-prepared business leaders are wrong if they think that getting their tax practices in order will eliminate that risk entirely. That’s because audits a...

It’s fair to say that 2023 can be characterized as the year of artificial intelligence (AI). And while the prospect of AI is definitely exciting, real people are still the engine that powers every successful company. To uncover some of the trends that will dominate 2024, we surveyed 1,100 full-time...

Across the country, pay transparency laws are becoming increasingly common. The laws are designed to promote fairness and equity in the workplace by removing disparities among gender, race, ethnicity and other characteristics. Ten states already have these laws on the books while many others are in...

Every year brings unique and challenging changes to the workplace and 2023 was no exception. It feels like these changes have accelerated exponentially since the “COVID era”! This year brought pay transparency laws to several states, state mandates of paid family leave laws, issues with artificial i...

As we move through 2025, employers face a dynamic landscape of human resources (HR) laws and trends that demand attention and adaptation. From evolving regulations to the implications for diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEI&B) initiatives, staying informed and proactive is crucial. H...

As we close out 2024, many are curious about what potential changes could be coming down the pipeline to impact Human Resources (HR) under a new administration. Throughout 2024, we’ve seen more emphasis on expanding paid family leave laws within various states, further efforts to emphasize payroll t...

When the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law in March 2010, it transformed healthcare access for millions of Americans. It also imposed requirements on Applicable Large Employers (ALEs) and on self-insured employers of any size.   Who is considered an ALE? Employers with 50 or more fu...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept but a present-day reality transforming industries across the globe. For human resources (HR) professionals, understanding AI's potential and its practical applications is crucial to staying ahead of the curve. In this edition of Comp...

The employment law landscape shifts rapidly, making it difficult for employers to keep up. From the sweeping “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” that’s introducing major compliance requirements to clarification for the salary threshold for exempt employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the imp...

Over the past several years, the Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) landscape has expanded rapidly. A total of 13 states, plus the District of Columbia, have enacted PFML laws. While not all programs are active yet, the 2026 rollout of Delaware, Maine and Minnesota ma...