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It’s time to review (or create) your document retention policy

BMT Office Administration

Worried that your company might not have a particular document on hand if the IRS conducted an audit? They create a document retention policy that clarifies what needs to be saved, where, and for how long. Courts and government agencies frown upon individual employees selectively keeping or tossing important documents.

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Employee personnel files — what should and shouldn’t be included

BMT Office Administration

Knowing what to keep and the location of each document is vital to easy retrieval and to maintaining compliance with government and industry regulations. If so, then the document should be included in the employee’s general personnel file.”. Recruiting and screening documents. Termination documentation.

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How Discrimination in the Workplace Impacts Black Women’s Health & Well-Being

Success

It wasn’t until her white counterparts reported similar incidents that her department finally took action. She was put on medication and had to take a few weeks off from work. Six years after reporting her sexual harassment, she got a promotion and was moved to a different department in 2015.

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Employee Files: What to include, what to leave out, and what’s confidential

BMT Office Administration

While it’s clear that you need to keep a separate file for each employee, which documents should you include in it? After all, there are some documents that you’ll need to keep confidential , and there are some that you don’t even need to include in your personnel files.

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Employee Records: End of year review & preparing for next year

BMT Office Administration

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) have also had significant impacts on employee recordkeeping and personnel files — further complicating the issue. Hiring documents. What is employee recordkeeping and why does it matter? Compensation. Post-employment records.

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Bullying and the Effect on Your Brain

Bonnie Low-Krayman

Decades of scientific research document the physical harm to brains from all forms of bullying and abuse. Bullying is becoming a medical issue in the workplace, especially for assistants. But why is damaging someone’s brain at work normalized? The damage is visible on brain scans.

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The Expanding High Skill Gig Economy

Small Business Labs

Key quote: "Three-quarters of law firms with more than 250 lawyers use contract attorneys, says a 2016 report from legal consultancy Altman Weil." Doctor on Demand , for example, provides video medical consultation service.  We'll have more on this in the coming weeks after we release the study report.

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