HR Rescue: Human Resource Solutions for Small Business
by Jenni Stone
The HR Rescue podcast is hosted by Human Resource expert Jenni Stone MHRM, SHRM-CP, PHR where she addresses some of the most common HR issues within every small business. Whether you are a newly certified HR professional, business owner or office manager these simple tips can help keep your business in compliance and help prevent a minor issue from becoming a serious problem.
Episodes
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S10E08 - HR Rescue: Employment Laws: What You Need to Know
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) administers and enforces more than 180 federal laws related to workplace activities. While your company may not have to comply with every one of them, in this week’s episode, we share some major federal employment laws and governing bodies that HR professionals...
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S10E07 - HR Rescue: Quiet Quitting
Quiet quitting remains prevalent, but employers should look for underlying causes rather than assuming employees are lazy. Regardless of what it's called, quiet quitting has costs in workplace productivity and overall engagement. In this week’s episode we share ways to change a quiet quitter to a...
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S10E06 - HR Rescue: Tips for Building a Conflict Resolution Program
Anyone who’s been in the workforce for any length of time (even first-timers) understands that conflict and tension between employees in the workplace is pretty unavoidable. In this episode, we’ll share tips to help you create a system to resolve conflict in the workplace. Thank you for listening...
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S10E05 - HR Rescue: How to Manage an Employee's Request for an ADA Accommodation
If your business employs more than 15 workers (or fewer depending on the state you’re in), it is subject to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). This civil rights law prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities not only on the job, but also in schools, on…
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S10E04 - HR Rescue: Mishandling Employee Tips Proves Costly for Restaurants
Sharing servers' tips with managers or using servers' tips to pay other employees' wages is prohibited under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), as recent developments highlight. Thank you for listening to this podcast. We will continue to keep you updated on the changing landscape of Human...
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S10E03 HR Rescue: How the NLRB's Proposed Joint Employment Rule Could Raise Liability Risks
Employers may be facing new liability risks under the latest rule proposed by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). An employer can be deemed a joint employer if it has indirect and unexercised control over the employment terms and conditions of an employee who is shared with another…
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S10E02 - HR Rescue: How To Discipline Misconduct Related To Social Media
Employers are in an uncharted area with the continuing evolution of social media, its increased use in the workplace for personal as well as work purposes and with attempting to figure out how to handle what had previously been simply perceived as misconduct. Moreover, what is considered work…
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S10E01 - HR Rescue: Common Mistakes In Handling I-9 Forms
Did you know, not understanding the difference between correcting I-9s and correcting practices leading to I-9 violations is one of the top 10 mistakes employers make in handling I-9 forms? In this episode we’ll share the most common mistakes in handling I-9 forms. Thank you for listening to this...
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S09E15 - HR Rescue: Tips to Create a GREAT Job Posting
One of the most common mistakes HR professionals make is to use job descriptions as job postings. Job descriptions and job postings are two different things and, even in small HR departments, can be treated as such. A job posting is what a company uses to sell itself and an open position while a...
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S09E14 - HR Rescue: Workers Compensation Insurance, 5 Things You Need to Know
As a responsible employer, you want to provide the best work environment for your employees. However, even with the best safety precautions in place, accidents do happen. Fortunately, workers’ compensation insurance helps protect employees and employers in the event of a work-related injury or...
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S09E13 - HR Rescue: Action Steps for a More Positive Work Culture
Culture depends on leadership and behavior throughout your organization. People follow the cues of others. Training on its own isn’t enough to alter behavior—the way employees act is also shaped by core values, performance management and how policies are enacted. In this week’s episode, we share…
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S09E12 - HR Rescue: Maintaining Recruiting Compliance
Between the Department of Labor (DOL), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and the rest of the alphabet soup of government agencies, employers definitely have their hands full when it comes to maintaining compliance over hiring decisions. This situation is especially true for…
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S09E11 -HR Rescue: Ways To Avoid Wage and Hour Penalties
In this week’s episode we share 5 quick tips to avoid wage and hour penalties. Thank you for watching listening to this podcast. We will continue to keep you updated on the changing landscape of Human Resources and address any topic area you wish to learn more about regarding HR and HR…
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S09E10 - HR Rescue: End of Roe v Wade Raises Questions for Employers
In the wake of the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which held that the Constitution does not protect a right to abortion, employers face challenges in areas ranging from benefit plans to social media to off-duty conduct policies and more. The implications...
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S09E09 - HR Rescue: EEOC Warns of ADA Violation Potential From AI Tools
Using artificial intelligence (AI) and other software tools to make employment decisions may lead to disability discrimination in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), according to new guidance from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). In this week’s episode we...
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S09E08 - HR Rescue: Reports Are Not Data Analytics
Reports are not data analytics. Reports are snapshots of data gathered into informational summaries. HR possesses large quantities of people data. By analyzing this data, HR is able to become a strategic partner that relies on proven and data-driven predictive models. So, if you’re an HR…
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S09E07 - HR Rescue: Drunk at Work - What HR Should Do
So what do you do when you suspect one of your employees is under the influence? Reporting to work drunk, or worse yet, drinking while at work? This week we’ll share best practices for dealing with this situation. Thank you for listening to this podcast. We will continue to keep you updated on…
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S09E06 - HR Rescue: Engaging Remote Workers
An engaged workforce provides clear benefits to an employer in the form of increased productivity and profitability, higher retention levels and lower absenteeism. Awareness of the challenges of remote work can help employers prepare and take steps to minimize the impact of those challenges on...
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S09E05 - HR Rescue: Mental Health and the Workplace
Most employers have already made a substantial investment in benefits offerings that can help promote the mental health of their employees. However, offering these benefits alone is not enough, especially when employees may not even know they are available. In this week’s podcast, HR expert Jenni...
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S09E04 - HR Rescue: Willful Misclassification Costs Staffing Agency $7.2 Million
A medical staffing agency has been ordered to pay more than $7.2 million in back wages and other damages because it willfully misclassified about 1,100 workers as independent contractors rather than employees. As a result, the workers were denied overtime when they worked more than 40 hours in a...
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S09E03 - HR Shield: Warehouse and Logistics Industries Target for DPL Enforcement
The US Department of Labor (DOL) has announced an initiative to ensure warehouse and logistic workers' wages and workplace rights are protected. The initiative is in response to increased pressures on the economic supply chain, which has resulted in a strain on the warehouse and logistics…
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S09E02 - HR Rescue: Top 10 Employment Trends You Can Expect To See In 2022
The Fisher Phillips Wage and Hour Practice Group recently provided their predictions for what employers could expect to see in the wage and hour field over the next year as part of their FP Forecast series. In this weeks’ podcast HR expert, Jenni Stone, shares the top 10 trends you can expect to...
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S09E01 - HR Rescue: What Businesses Should Do as CDC Loosens COVID-19 Mask Guidelines
As most states lift their mask mandates, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that the agency has adopted new metrics for determining whether to recommend face coverings – a shift that will result in most Americans no longer being advised to wear masks in indoor public...
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S08E15 - HR Rescue: How to give better employee feedback
The feedback you give employees often falls on deaf ears. So how can you be heard? The answer, give more meaningful feedback – whether it’s negative or positive – to make an impact. Most employees can turn negative feedback into something positive. Even better, most employees can take positive...
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S08E14 - HR Rescue: When Covid-19 Can Qualify as ADA Disability
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) set forth its stance on when COVID-19 can be a "disability" under Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and thereby trigger the law's reasonable accommodation requirements and discrimination protections. Thank you for listening to...
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S08E13 - HR Rescue: What Do Your Candidates Say About Your Hiring Process?
In any city, on any street in the United States, you are bound to find endless rows of “Now Hiring!” signs. “No experience necessary! Signing bonus!” As employers set out to recover from the pandemic-related shutdown, it’s abundantly clear that candidates have become far more selective. While job...
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S08E12 - HR Rescue: 2022 Workplace Trends
Since the pandemic began, the daily workplace has never looked the same. Within a blink of an eye, remote work became the new norm in 2021, even for employees who had never worked from home a day in their life. On top of that, the Great Resignation changed the workplace forever, leaving companies...
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S08E11 - HR Rescue: How to Discipline Misconduct Related to Social Media
Employers are in an uncharted area with the continuing evolution of social media, its increased use in the workplace for personal as well as work purposes and with attempting to figure out how to handle what had previously been simply perceived as misconduct. Moreover, what is considered work…
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S08E10 - HR Rescue: OSHA Updates Workplace Coronavirus Guidance
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has updated its workplace coronavirus guidance to, among other things, reflect recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on masks and testing for fully vaccinated workers. In this episode, HR expert Jenni…
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S08E09 - HR Rescue: Answers to Common Questions About COVID-19, from vaccinations to masks.
Employers face several challenges in bringing employees back to traditional workspaces after this life-changing event. Employees may be anxious and fearful to return because of health concerns for themselves or vulnerable family members. They could now have complications with child or elder care...
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S08E08 - HR Rescue: Preventing and Correcting Discrimination and Harassment in a Remote Environment
While remote work offers many benefits for both employees and employers alike, the lack of visibility can create an environment where discrimination and harassment go unnoticed and uncorrected. In addition, the blurring of boundaries between work and home may prompt some employees to engage in...
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S08E07 - HR Rescue: Vaccination Status, Disclosure and Badges Oh My!
Employers may be wondering when supervisors can be told about employees' vaccination status and whether workers can wear badges indicating they've been vaccinated. The answer is complicated by the fact that vaccination status is considered confidential medical information, according to the Equal...
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S08E06 - HR Rescue: How to Create a Culture that Provides Psychological Safety
Psychological safety is a term referring to a belief that one can voice their concerns, ask questions, speak up or make mistakes without the risk of punishment or humiliation. It is an important inclusion issue that employers cannot afford to ignore. Projects with greater psychological safety…
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S08E05 - HR Rescue: Job Descriptions and Why You Need Them
Job descriptions aren’t just a list of duties for a given employee, they’re a key document for day-to-day management, compliance, employer brand and recruiting. Job descriptions codify expectations and relationships — they’re a foundation for building performance reviews, understanding what…
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S08E04 - HR Rescue: How to Address COVID-19 Vaccination Conflicts in the Workplace
COVID-19's impact on the workplace isn't over yet. As vaccines are made more widely available, employers are faced with new considerations and concerns, including how employees' differing opinions on the coronavirus vaccine could result in conflicts in the workplace. Regardless of your...
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S08E03 - HR Rescue: Addressing Burnout in the Workplace
Burnout is real, and it has real impacts on employee productivity and mental health within and outside of the workplace. When employees are suffering from burnout, anxiety, depression or other mental health issues, their ability to do their work diminishes. Experts point out that the root causes…
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S08E02 - HR Rescue: Remote Work as the New Normal Post-Pandemic
The effects of the coronavirus will reverberate in US workplaces for years, and there will never be a return to the pre-pandemic state of "normal." Given the sweeping impact, it is not too early to start considering what the world of work will look like after the most immediate crisis has passed....
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S08E01 - HR Rescue: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Issues in 2021
The focus on diversity, equity and inclusion issues has markedly increased in the last year. Since the violent deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and others shed new light on racism - including in the workplace - many corporate leaders have been compelled to speak up. This has led employers…
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S07E15 - HR Rescue: Microaggressions in the Workplace
Many incidents of workplace discrimination take the form of microaggressions. In order to ensure a truly inclusive workplace culture, take steps to prevent these incidents from occurring. A microaggression is an action or incident that is indirect, subtle and possibly unintentional that...
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S07E14 - HR Rescue: Virtual Career Fairs – An Interview with Becky Copeland, VTCSecure
Transcript: Jenni Stone: Hey, everybody I’m Jenni Stone and you’re listening to Season 7, Episode 14 of HR Rescue. If this is your first time listening, welcome. The HR Rescue podcast provides business owners, new HR professionals, and HR Department of One with solutions and guidance on some of…
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S07E13 - HR Rescue: New Employment Laws Kicked in January 1, 2021: Paid Leave, Minimum Wage and Training Top the List
HR professionals have faced significant challenges and much change in 2020, with a global pandemic, the economic recession and widespread social unrest each making new demands. Now, as we close out an eventful 2020, let's collectively take a deep breath and hope for calmer times in 2021. One way…
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S07E12 - HR Rescue: Employer Questions About Coronavirus Vaccines
As COVID vaccines are being rolled out, employers are grappling with what it means for their workplace and their employees. While there are many questions and unknowns, guidance is starting to trickle in to assist employees in determining how to address the issue of COVID vaccinations in their...
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S07E11 - HR Rescue: FFCRA's December 31 Expiration - Ways HR Can Prepare
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which took effect April 1, requires covered employers to provide eligible employees with temporary job-protected paid sick leave and paid expanded family and medical leave due to certain qualifying reasons related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The...
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S07E10 - HR Rescue: COVID-19: Employer Rights and Obligations During the Holiday Season
The risks and liabilities associated with the COVID-19 pandemic have led a number of employers to consider how to approach the 2020 holiday season. In many cases, updating policies or work rules, or requiring additional information before allowing an employee to return to work, may be advisable....
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S07E09 - HR Rescue: What We Can Still Learn from Mister Rogers as Adults
We came across an article written for Next Avenue by Shayla Thiel Stern, Shayla is the former Director of Editorial and Content for Next Avenue at Twin Cities PBS. The article was titled, What We Can Still Learn from Mister Rogers as Adults. And as we approach the Thanksgiving Holiday, we felt…
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S07E08 - HR Rescue: How To Update Your Employee Handbook
As legal developments affecting the workplace take effect, employers should ensure that their employee handbooks and workplace policies are compliant and current. Whether on the federal, state or local level, or related to leaves of absences or pregnancy accommodations, there continues to be a…
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S07E07 - HR Rescue: Post-Election Civility and Productivity in the Workplace
Now that November 3, 2020, is in the past, everyone who expected things to get better or "go back to normal" once the election is over has realized (or is coming to realize) that the subject of civility is going to continue to be an issue in the modern workplace. This is the time to focus on...
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S07E06 - HR Rescue: Conducting Performance Appraisals During the Pandemic
During annual performance evaluations, managers typically consider what an employee has accomplished since their last yearly review, especially in terms of meeting goals and making improvements in targeted areas. This year is very different though. Chances are that what has unfolded since the…
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S07E05 - HR Rescue: 5 Pitfalls of Video Interviewing
Screening, uncovering, and selecting top talent takes a lot of practice and a reliable process. In order to better take advantage of every golden interview opportunity that comes your way, you need to know the common pitfalls — and then avoid them. In this episode HR expert Jenni Stone discusses...
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S07E04 - HR Rescue: 8 Best Practices for Conducting Video Interviews
Talent acquisition teams are racing to find ways to make what has historically been a very high-touch human process a virtual one. They are figuring out how to effectively work from home, conduct video interviews, make successful offers (to candidates whom the hiring manager may not have met)…
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The HR Rescue podcast is hosted by Human Resource expert Jenni Stone MHRM, SHRM-CP, PHR where she addresses some of the most common HR issues within every small business. Whether you are a newly certified HR professional, business owner or office manager these simple tips can help keep your business in compliance and help prevent a minor issue from becoming a serious problem.
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