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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…
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Press Release: impactHR Moves to New Offices to Accommodate Continued Growth, Enhance Client Service
Read more: Press Release: impactHR Moves to New Offices to Accommodate Continued Growth, Enhance Client ServiceJanuary 31, 2017, Columbia, MD – impactHR, LLC, a full-service human resources management and consulting company, announces it is moving its headquarters to a new, larger office space in Columbia, MD to accommodate continued business growth. impactHR, which celebrated its tenth year in business in 2016, will leverage its new office space to provide expanded…
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impactnews: impactHR Moves to New Offices to Accommodate Continued Growth
Read more: impactnews: impactHR Moves to New Offices to Accommodate Continued GrowthimpactHR is getting ready to move its headquarters to new, larger office space in Columbia, MD to accommodate continued business growth. impactHR, which celebrated its tenth year in business in 2016, will leverage its new office space to provide expanded services for its clients while providing new internal operational efficiencies. The new offices also will…
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impactnews: Letter from Kelly Mitchell, Principal, impactHR
Read more: impactnews: Letter from Kelly Mitchell, Principal, impactHRWith the holidays upon us, I hope you’ve had a productive, healthy and fulfilling year. From all of us at impactHR, please allow me to say it continues to be our sincere privilege to be of help and service to so many companies and organizations in support of their human resources and business strategy needs.…
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impactnews: Overtime Rule Still to Go into Effect, Dec. 1
Read more: impactnews: Overtime Rule Still to Go into Effect, Dec. 1With the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) final rule on overtime pay set to take effect on Thursday, December 1, 2016, employers should take all necessary steps to ensure they’re in compliance on that date. impactAction: To prepare for these changes, impactHR recommends employers add new policies and practices for the overtime pay rule into…
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impactnews: 6 Steps to Prevent Workplace Harassment
Read more: impactnews: 6 Steps to Prevent Workplace HarassmentThe U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) collected $164 million from employers in 2015 to resolve workplace harassment claims – up from roughly $100.2 million in 2011, according to Bloomberg BNA. With this in mind, it’s important to note that employers who have any knowledge about harassment, even alleged harassment, and who fail to take…
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impactnews: Private Sector Employers Must Provide Workforce Data to EEOC by 9/30
Read more: impactnews: Private Sector Employers Must Provide Workforce Data to EEOC by 9/30If you have more than 100 employees in your company, you’ve likely received the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) 2016 EEO-1 Survey notification letter. The EEO-1 report, an annual survey covering employment data by race/ethnicity, gender and job categories, is required for filing if your company meets the following criteria: private employers with 100 or…
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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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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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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…