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Financial Resources for Workers Affected by COVID-19
This article on COVID-19 employee resources was last updated on March 25. We also have a list of financial resources…
Financial Resources for Businesses Impacted By COVID-19
This article on employer financial resources was last updated on March 25. We also have a running list of financial…
10 Powerful Employee Appreciation Day Ideas for Small Teams
In 2020, Employee Appreciation Day falls on March 6. However, it’s important to get in the habit of showing employees…
What Should Small Employers Do About Coronavirus Pandemic?
As Homebase’s Head of People, I first wrote this article to share how I’m developing our response to COVID-19. But…
A Small Business Guide to Staying ADA Compliant
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a civil rights law that was enacted in 1990 in an effort to…
What is the ACA Small Group Special Enrollment Period?
It’s not easy for small businesses to provide health care benefits. It’s expensive to offer group health insurance because the…
How to Offer Paid Leave without Breaking the Bank
If we’ve learned anything from the 2020 labor law trends, it’s that paid time off from work is an important…
How to Provide Sexual Harassment Training to Your Employees
Sexual harassment has been a hot topic among legislators thanks to the issue finding its way into the national spotlight…
7 Tips for Hiring Minors to Fill Summer Jobs
If you were to ask a panel of teenagers what their favorite aspect of summer is, the most popular answer…
A Breakdown of the Guidelines for Hiring Unpaid Interns
An internship is often seen as a great learning experience and a step in the right direction towards a desired…
What do Employers Need to Know about OSHA?
The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA) is a crucial law with which to familiarize yourself—and your employees—as…
Here’s What You Need to Know about the FMLA
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a federal employment law that was implemented in 1993 by the U.S….
How to Stay Compliant under New Federal Overtime Salary Rule
The new overtime final rule implemented by the U.S. Department of Labor on January 1, 2020 raised the salary threshold…
How to Successfully Implement Predictive Scheduling Practices
Among the other labor laws that were updated or implemented in 2020, many cities—and one state—in the U.S. chose to…
Get Your Business in Shape with the Homebase Compliance Toolkit
Compliance is hard. There are state, federal, and local regulations to follow. Big companies have HR teams to keep track…
Minimum Wage Increase Plans that Don’t Include Firing Anyone
It’s 2020, and while the United States minimum wage rate of $7.25 an hour has not changed since 2009, 24…
Where are people most concerned about labor laws?
We’ve been busy putting together some new resources for business owners to help them stay compliant with ever-changing labor laws. …
Labor Law Quiz: Do You Know the Latest Updates in Your State?
powered by Typeform While the country was ringing in the new year, many state and national labor laws were…
Employee Rights: What’s New in 2020?
When it comes to labor law changes in 2020, there is one clear trend: the majority of additions and updates…
