Letter from impactHR’s Kelly Mitchell With the ongoing global effort to slow and halt the spread of the Coronavirus disease, COVID-19, our impactHR team started remote client work last week. As with many employers, we’ve taken this step to ensure the...
The Growing Importance of the Employee Handbook
With employment-related laws becoming more complex and often in flux, the employee handbook is seen more than ever as a valuable tool for companies and organizations to consider putting in place or to have updated. But what constitutes an effective employee handbook...
impactInterview: Kelly Mitchell on Tackling Key HR Challenges in 2020
With the fast start to the new year, the HR landscape continues to evolve, requiring companies and organizations to keep close watch on new regulations and trends. In addition, the continuing tight labor market and stable economy are making hiring and employee...
impactHR Team Volunteers at Howard County Food Bank
The impactHR team spent last Thursday volunteering at the Howard County Food Bank. Operated by the Community Action Council of Howard County, the Food Bank works to diminish poverty, enable self-sufficiency and advocate for low-income families and individuals in...
New Federal Overtime Policy Begins Jan. 1, 2020
Reminder to employers: the US Department of Labor’s (DOL) new overtime rule goes into effect January 1, 2020. The DOL last September approved an increase in the minimum salary an employee must earn to be exempt from minimum wage and overtime under a white-collar...
New impactHR Website Focuses on HR Consulting/Outsourcing Services
All of us at impactHR are excited to introduce our new company website! Our new site, built by Columbia, MD’s IMPACT Marketing and Public Relations, is designed to appeal to the multi-faceted information needs of our clients, prospective clients, partners and...
impactnews: US Dept. of Labor Approves New Overtime Rule, Begins Jan. 2020
The US Department of Labor (DOL) last week approved an increase in the minimum salary an employee must earn to be exempt from minimum wage and overtime under a white-collar exemption. The DOL’s final rule, now official policy, requires salaried exempt executive,...
impactnews: Q&A impactHR’s Bonnie Monroe, SHRM-SCP
With impactHR continuing to grow, we’re delighted to welcome our new team member, Bonnie Monroe, SHRM-SCP. Bonnie, who begins as Senior Consultant, Client Services, is an HR professional with more than 15 years of experience in strategic and operational HR. We were...
impactnews: Denise Powell Joins impactHR as HR Consultant, Client Services
In a move reflective of impactHR’s continued growth, Denise Powell, an HR generalist with over 15 years of experience in HR management, has joined the impactHR team as HR Consultant, Client Services. Denise specializes in the HR areas of employee performance...
impactnews: The Importance of Documenting Employee Performance Issues
When employees exhibit performance or behavioral issues, it’s critical that employers work to document these issues as they occur. One key reason for this is that the legal notion of “at will employment” is not always enough to protect employers in...