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impactnews: Special interview with Nancy Hammer, Esq., Senior Government Affairs Policy Counsel, with SHRM
Read more: impactnews: Special interview with Nancy Hammer, Esq., Senior Government Affairs Policy Counsel, with SHRMWith the new administration having completed the better part of its first year in office, where is HR headed going into 2018? To help answer this, we’re delighted to present an impactInterview with Nancy Hammer, Esq., Senior Government Affairs Policy Counsel with SHRM. Based in SHRM’s Alexandria, VA headquarters, Nancy works closely with a broad…
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impactnews: OMB Suspends Changes to EEO-1 Form for Employers with 100+ Employees
Read more: impactnews: OMB Suspends Changes to EEO-1 Form for Employers with 100+ EmployeesThe U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) yesterday announced it is suspending planned reporting changes – on summary employee pay data – in the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) standard EE0-1 form. As it stands now, according to OMB, employers with 100 or more employees must still complete, by March 31, 2018, the…
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impactnews: One-on-One with Kelly Mitchell on the State of HR at Mid-Year
Read more: impactnews: One-on-One with Kelly Mitchell on the State of HR at Mid-YearWith mid-year upon us and fall looming ahead, impactnews takes a summertime look at a number of newly evolving trends emerging in HR. With an eye toward helping you optimize strategic decision-making for your company or organization, we’re pleased to present an impactInterview with Kelly Mitchell, Principal at impactHR. impactnews: What is the general “state…
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impactnews: Minimum Wage Levels to Increase in MD, VA, DC on July 1
Read more: impactnews: Minimum Wage Levels to Increase in MD, VA, DC on July 1Beginning July 1, 2017, the minimum wage in Maryland increases from $8.75 per hour to $9.25 per hour. (The rate increases further to $10.10 per hour on July 1, 2018.) Also in Maryland, the minimum wage in Montgomery County increases from $10.75 to $11.50 this July 1 and the minimum wage in Prince George’s County…
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impactnews: impactHR’s Kelly Mitchell Elected to the Howard County (MD) Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Read more: impactnews: impactHR’s Kelly Mitchell Elected to the Howard County (MD) Chamber of Commerce Board of DirectorsimpactHR’s Kelly Mitchell has been elected to serve on the Howard County (MD) Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. Mitchell, who begins three two-year terms of service, was elected to the Board at the Chamber’s 48th Annual Meeting at Turf Valley, May 18, along with M&T Bank’s Charles Camp; The Mall in Columbia’s Barbara Nicklas…
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Press Release: impactHR’s Kelly Mitchell Elected to the Howard County Chamber Board of Directors
Read more: Press Release: impactHR’s Kelly Mitchell Elected to the Howard County Chamber Board of DirectorsMay 24, 2017, Columbia, MD – impactHR, LLC, a full-service human resources management and consulting firm, today announced its Principal, Kelly Mitchell, has been elected to serve on the Howard County (MD) Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. Mitchell, who will begin serving three two-year terms, was elected to the Board at the Chamber’s 48th…
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impactnews: Karen Walsh Publishes Column in the BBJ on Harassment in the Workplace
Read more: impactnews: Karen Walsh Publishes Column in the BBJ on Harassment in the WorkplaceimpactHR’s Karen Walsh, in a column published last week in the Baltimore Business Journal, says it’s no easy task to understand fully why harassment continues to be prevalent in the workplace today. Yet, Walsh writes, there are a number of practical steps that can be taken by both employers and employees to improve this dynamic…
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impactAlert: Karen Walsh Column Published in Baltimore Business Journal
Read more: impactAlert: Karen Walsh Column Published in Baltimore Business JournalKaren Walsh, Senior Consultant with impactHR, has a new column published in the Baltimore Business Journal on “How to address harassment in the workplace.” With a focus on the current spate of harassment claims in corporations across the country, Walsh identifies six steps that may help companies and organizations be proactive in addressing workplace harassment…
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impactnews: How To Make Your HR Function a “Force for Good”
Read more: impactnews: How To Make Your HR Function a “Force for Good”Fred Wilson, managing partner with Union Square Ventures, a NYC-based venture capital firm, recently wrote in Inc. magazine that a “well designed and implemented human resources organization can help. A messed up human resources organization will hurt.” Wilson, considered one of the more influential investors in (and bloggers on) fast-growing tech companies, put this idea…
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impactnews: DC Mayor Declines to Veto Paid Leave Measure, DC Mayor Declines to Veto Paid Leave Measure, Expected to Become Law
Read more: impactnews: DC Mayor Declines to Veto Paid Leave Measure, DC Mayor Declines to Veto Paid Leave Measure, Expected to Become LawDC Mayor Muriel Bowser last week decided against casting a veto of the proposed Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act of 2015, which is now expected to become law following required Congressional Review within 30 days of passage. Approved late last year by the DC City Council, the current measure includes the following provisions for DC-based…