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impactnews: Kelly Mitchell on HR Compliance as a Government Contractor
Read more: impactnews: Kelly Mitchell on HR Compliance as a Government ContractorimpactHR’s Kelly Mitchell, in a column published in the July issue of The Business Monthly (MD), says companies that have succeeded in winning and conducting government contracting work know it’s a hard road to travel. The bottom line in doing business with the federal government means adhering to a complex and comprehensive array of rules…
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Press Release: impactHR Celebrates Ten-Year Anniversary Milestone
Read more: Press Release: impactHR Celebrates Ten-Year Anniversary MilestoneJuly 25, 2016, Columbia, MD – impactHR, LLC, a full-service human resources management and consulting firm, is celebrating this month its tenth year in business, providing strategic HR solutions to companies and organizations in the Baltimore-Washington corridor and the mid-Atlantic region. impactHR, LLC, founded in 2006, is a woman-owned small business that provides human resources…
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Press Release: Barbara Nicholson Joins impactHR as Executive Assistant and Office Manager
Read more: Press Release: Barbara Nicholson Joins impactHR as Executive Assistant and Office ManagerJuly 11, 2016, Columbia, MD – impactHR, LLC, a full-service human resources management and consulting firm, today announced the hiring of Barbara A. Nicholson, who joins the company as Executive Assistant and Office Manager. Barbara brings 18 years of professional office management, accounting and human resources experience to her new position. In this role, she…
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impactAlert: Maryland, DC Minimum Wage Increases Go into Effect Today, July 1
Read more: impactAlert: Maryland, DC Minimum Wage Increases Go into Effect Today, July 1As a reminder, effective today (July 1), the minimum wage in Maryland and the District of Columbia increases. For Maryland, the minimum wage rises from $8.25 per hour to $8.75 per hour. (The Maryland rate will further increase to $9.25 per hour on July 1, 2017 and to $10.10 per hour on July 1, 2018.)…
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impactnews: Dept. of Labor Releases Final Overtime Rule, Goes into Effect Dec. 1, 2016
Read more: impactnews: Dept. of Labor Releases Final Overtime Rule, Goes into Effect Dec. 1, 2016The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) late last month unveiled its final rule changing eligibility for overtime pay. This policy, which takes effect on December 1, 2016, doubles the salary threshold — from $23,660 to $47,476 per year — under which most salaried workers are eligible for overtime (hourly workers are generally guaranteed overtime pay regardless…
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impactAlert: US Department of Labor Releases Final Overtime Rule, Goes into Effect Dec. 1, 2016
Read more: impactAlert: US Department of Labor Releases Final Overtime Rule, Goes into Effect Dec. 1, 2016The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has unveiled its final rule changing eligibility for overtime pay. This policy, which takes effect on December 1, 2016, doubles the salary threshold — from $23,660 to $47,476 per year — under which most salaried workers are eligible for overtime (hourly workers are generally guaranteed overtime pay regardless of…
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impactnews: Legislation Introduced in Congress to Block Administration’s Proposed Overtime Rules
Read more: impactnews: Legislation Introduced in Congress to Block Administration’s Proposed Overtime RulesThe Obama administration’s overtime rule continues to advance toward completion and implementation. At the same time, it’s now heading into some political headwinds. The US Department of Labor (DOL) late last month submitted to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) its final proposed rule changing eligibility for overtime pay. Once OMB completes its…
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impactnews: Keeping an eye on employee retention
Read more: impactnews: Keeping an eye on employee retentionLast September, impactHR’s impactnews reported that President Obama signed an Executive Order giving covered employees working on federal contracts the right to accrue up to seven days of paid sick leave each year. The order, which begins with new contracts issued in 2017, affects roughly 300,000 workers, each of whom will earn one hour of…
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impactnews: 5 Important HR Issues to Follow in 2016
Read more: impactnews: 5 Important HR Issues to Follow in 2016With the start of the new year, here’s an impactnews primer on five HR issues and topics that likely will loom large in 2016: the Affordable Care Act; marijuana and the workplace; proposed changes to overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act; state and city minimum wage increases; and the latest news around paid sick…
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Press Release: Kelly Mitchell Serves on Leadership Committee to Select Baltimore’s 2016 SmartCEO Future 50 Winners
Read more: Press Release: Kelly Mitchell Serves on Leadership Committee to Select Baltimore’s 2016 SmartCEO Future 50 WinnersMitchell part of select group of four Baltimore Business and Community Leaders who evaluated and selected 2016’s 50 winning companies January 18, 2016, Columbia, MD – Kelly Mitchell, founder and principal at impactHR, LLC, a full-service human resources management and consulting firm, served as one of four independent business and community leaders who evaluated and…