The Highflyer HR Blog

When work closes because of inclement weather, exempt and nonexempt employees are treated differently under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This is a concept most employees and employers...

Sexual harassment compliance training is generally not HR professionals’ favorite thing. There is a lot of gray area in terms of what constitutes harassment. This gray area makes it difficult to...

  Applicable Large Employer “ALE” Member Identification & Responsibilities

• Failure to understand the IRS penalties for not complying with the ACA including,
  1. the employers shared responsibility...

Open Enrollment can be an overwhelming period for both employers and employees. The season brings brokers and HR professionals an annual administrative headache with stress factors of the options...

According to the latest findings from Duke’s Fuqua School of Business, over 90% of CEOs and CFOs consider the culture of their company to be critical to their business success. They know, and ...

An employee’s days and weeks at work can be stressful, chaotic, and overwhelming—and then there’s the new hire.

Growing and thriving businesses can’t continue to grow and thrive without additional resources or efficient processes, and that’s where an effective human resource department comes in.

Pick and employee, any employee. The most important document in that employee's personnel file - and in EVERY employee's personnel file - is one you probably don't give much thought to until the...

With so much in recent news about the fine line between employee and independent contractor, we thought we’d take a moment to break down the two designations.

Every successful CEO knows that company performance is directly tied to its ability to manage costs, minimize liabilities, and maximize employee potential. Keeping a finger on this pulse is...