HR Pieces: Human Resource March News

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March 2019

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March Contents

Save the Date - Spring HR Workshop 2019 (April 24t)
NLRB Scales Back Employee Protections
EEO-1 Report Deadline: How to Comply to Avoid Costly Fines
OSHA/Maintaining and Posting Records (Feb Posting)
Have an HR Need?
HR Tips of the Week
New Employment Concierge Service

Save the Date (April 24th)

HR Advantage Spring Workshop 2019

Changing the Face of Today's Workplace

Wednesday, April 24th (8am - 12 noon)

Hilton Garden Inn, Springfield, MO

HRCI Credit Available

Early Bird pricing through February

HR Advantage will be hosting its annual Spring HR Workshop. We have a great line up of local professionals including Jennifer Mueller (Employment Attorney) and Caitlyn Kissee (Training & Development Expert) who will be presenting the latest material on employment law, workplace practices and the changing demands of today's workforce.

NLRB Scales Back Employee Protections

By Allen Smith

Fewer employees--unionized and non unionized--will be covered by the National Labor Relations Act due to a recent National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decision limiting the definition of what constitutes "protected, concerted activity." The board also suggested that it may continue to chip away at the definition in the future.

Section 7 of the act establishes the right of employees to engage in concerted activities for their mutual aid or protection. Concerted activity includes individual employees trying to encourage group action.

Prior to the Jan.11th ruling of Alstate Maintenance where an employee who protested in a meeting was presumed to be initiating group action. The board's recent decision held that this can't be assumed but instead should be determined by a fact-based inquiry that considers all evidence. To read the full article, click here .

EEO-1 Report Filing Deadline March 31, 2019: How to Comply so You Don't Get Fined

Alert: Filing the Employer Information Report (EEO-1) is mandatory for employers with 100 or more employees and for federal contractors with 50 or more employees, and the filing deadlines for 2018 is coming up fast on March 31, 2019.

Meeting EEO-1 report filing obligations often creates a host of HR--and we've got answers, including what is meant on the EEOC's website where it states that for the 2018 EEO-1, the EEOC "will continue to collect race, ethnicity and gender data by job category."

Use this on-demand webinar when Attorney Nita Beecher of Fortney & Scott, LLC will update you on what's changed and what's the same so you're well prepared to accurately file the necessary information for the annual EEO-1 survey.

Click here for more information or to sign-up today.

Maintaining and Posting Records

OSHA posting beginning February 1 for covered employees.

Each February through April, employers must post a summary of the injuries and illnesses recorded the previous year. Also, if requested, copies of the records must be provided to current and former employees, or their representatives. Click here for more information.

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HR TIPS OF THE WEEK

Every Wednesday on HRA Social Media

Em ployment Concierge Service

We are excited to share our newest service for 2019! In keeping a pulse on the area job market, and listening to employers certainly empathize with the current candidate shortage. Considering the time and cost involved in the job posting, selection, and placement process HR Advantage has an alternative solution.

We have created a One Stop Shop where employers may visit our website and search for ACTIVE CANDIDATES who have been thoroughly screened and processed to meet an employer's high standards. Visit our active candidates page here.

Additionally, candidates may contact HR Advantage to inquire about being featured so that their credentials maybe reviewed while protecting their anonymity. This service will remain complimentary to candidates.

For a short time we will be offering this service to employers at a discounted rate in celebration of entering our 14th year of service!

Contact Karla Callaway , Recruitment Coordinator today to learn more.