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Thoughts, articles, podcasts, and more from the whyHR team.
We’re constantly thinking, writing, or talking about how to build better workplaces, leaders, and teams. Check out the articles, podcasts, and other resources below, or give us a shout to have a conversation all your own.
New Overtime Laws on Hold
There hasn’t been a bigger topic in the past year when it comes to business compliance with the government than the new overtime laws that were signed into law in May 2016 with a compliance date of Dec. 1, 2016. Days before the law is to take effect a judge out of...
Successful Onboarding – Eliminating the Trolls
When many people think about employee onboarding, they think the first step is employee orientation. At WhyHR, we believe successful onboarding starts way back at the beginning of the hiring process. For us, onboarding includes pretty much everything that happens to...
Preparing for New Overtime Laws
In our previous blog posts, we discussed exempt vs. non-exempt classifications, as well as the importance of job descriptions and job analysis in determining an employee’s classification. Once you have completed a job analysis for your employees to fully understand...
Identifying Job Duties Through Job Analysis
We recently talked about the difference between exempt and non-exempt employees and the importance of being in compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act both now and when the revised regulation goes into effect on December 1, 2016. There are multiple factors for...
Classifying Exempt vs. Non-Exempt Employees
Welcome to the new WhyHR blog! We will be blogging about a variety of human resources and people management topics aimed at helping small businesses effectively manage their teams in order to grow strategically. Have a topic you want us to cover? Let us know over on...