by jenny | Dec 24, 2021 | Compensation, Compliance, Labor Laws
As we ring in a new year, state and local minimum wage rates are increasing in January. The City of Portland, Maine is still in a state of emergency. Effective January 1, 2022, a Minimum Wage Ordinance requires that employees be paid 1.5 times the minimum wage rate...
by jenny | Dec 22, 2021 | Culture, General HR News, Healthy Workplace, Safety
From the pros at the HR Support Center As we enter the new year, the risks of COVID-19 may recede, but the trauma, pain, and disruptions of these past two years will still be with us, affecting our lives and our work. We’ve all struggled, sometimes in ways we can’t...
by jenny | Dec 20, 2021 | Compliance, Labor Laws
OSHA Vaccine-or-Test Mandate is Back with New Deadlines From the pros at the HR Support Center In a somewhat surprising turn of events, a three-judge panel from the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has lifted the stay on the OSHA vaccine-or-test mandate (the Emergency...
by jenny | Dec 16, 2021 | She's Brilliant!
Krystal Williams Founder & Manager Providentia Group What do you love most about the work you are doing today? “I love that my work allows me to be a functional artist. I own and manage Providentia Group, an advisory company that cultivates...
by jenny | Dec 7, 2021 | Culture, Employee Relations
From the pros at the HR Support Center Lots of HR leaders today are talking about the importance of using marketing techniques to build an effective employer brand. What is an employer brand? To answer that question, it may be helpful to go over what a brand is in...