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...
impactnews: Q&A with impactHR’s Jeanne Minor on evolving HR trends
As we near the mid-point of 2019, it’s a good time to consider recent trends in HR and how these trends may evolve heading into 2020. With this in mind, we’re delighted to present this Q&A impactInterview with Jeanne Minor, who recently joined us at...
impactnews: Maryland Becomes 6th State with $15/Hour Minimum Wage
The Maryland General Assembly last month approved legislation, via an override of the governor’s veto, to raise its minimum wage to $15/hour. The state’s current minimum wage is $10.10/hour. Maryland’s new minimum wage, which begins Jan. 1, 2020,...
impactnews: US Department of Labor Proposes New Overtime Rule
The US Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a proposed rule that would increase the minimum salary an employee must earn to be exempt from minimum wage and overtime under a white-collar exemption. The proposed rule requires salaried exempt executive, professional,...