A new year often brings new employment laws, updated regulations, and additional compliance responsibilities for employers. For small and midsized businesses, keeping up with these changes..
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Planning for 2027: Is Your Workforce Ready for What’s Ahead?
When businesses plan for a new year, conversations often revolve around revenue goals, operating expenses, and growth opportunities. But there’s another important part of the equation:..
6 Common Employee Handbook Mistakes That Could Put Your Business at Risk
An employee handbook should help protect your business, establish clear expectations, and provide employees and managers with consistent guidance. But when policies are outdated, incomplete, or..
10 Policies Every Employee Handbook Should Include
Is your employee handbook covering the essentials? An employee handbook is more than a collection of workplace rules. It’s an important resource for communicating expectations, supporting..
Preparing for 2027 Budget & Compensation Planning: Why HR Should Have a Seat at the Table
Fall is the ideal time to begin planning your 2027 workforce budget. Learn how compensation, staffing, benefits, compliance, and employee development should factor into your organization’s plans.
How Much HR Risk is Hiding in Your Business?
Most business owners don’t intentionally ignore HR risk. In fact, many organizations have solid HR practices in place. The challenge is that HR risk doesn’t always..
Leading with Purpose
How I Help Businesses Build Stronger Teams, Healthier Cultures & Lasting Impact By Suzi Tropiano, SHRM-SCP | Founder & President, Blueprint HRM When most people think..
Your Mid-Year HR Checkpoint: 5 Areas to Review Before Summer
For many small and mid-sized businesses, the biggest risks, and opportunities, come from what hasn’t been revisited since January. A quick mid-year review can help you..
Is Your HR Support Model Keeping Up With Your Business?
As your business grows, your HR needs evolve—but many companies don’t adjust their HR structure fast enough to keep up. What worked when you had 10..
ICE Is Enforcing I‑9 Rules More Strictly—Here’s What Employers Need to Know
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently updated its guidance on how Form I‑9 inspections are handled. While the law itself hasn’t changed, how ICE enforces..