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Compensation in Family-Owned Businesses: A Touchy Topic
The POE Group is a Tampa Bay-based independent compensation consulting firm with over 25 years of experience partnering with clients ranging from small businesses to Fortune 1000 companies across...
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Do I Need Workers' Comp Insurance For My Small Business?
If a business owner only manages a handful of employees, they might be tempted to avoid paying for up workers' compensation insurance. However, acquiring workers' compensation is still an important...
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Expert Insights on Professional Staffing in a Post-COVID World
We recently sat down for a Q&A session with Sherri Witmer, Direct Hire Recruiter for FrankCrum Staffing. Although the company provides contract and contract-to-hire placements, Sherri specializes...
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Hiring in A Tough Job Market
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Bureau of Labor Statistics released its May 2021 jobs report on June 4. Per the report, 559,000 jobs were added in the month of May. While an improvement over the...
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How to Keep Employees Safe During National Safety Month
This month, we're celebrating the 25th anniversary of National Safety Month. The National Safety Council (NSC) dedicates four weeks every year to reminding American workers to be safe on the job. The...
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FrankCrum Celebrates 40 Years!
June 17, 1981 is not a date that history records with any great significance. The USS Ohio, the largest submarine ever built at the time, began sea trials that day. Zerna Sharp, creator of the popular...
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OSHA's Hurricane Preparedness Guidance for Businesses
Businesses across the U.S. have been hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic, and although the spread of COVID-19 may be slowing, we aren’t off the hook just yet.We’re just past the midpoint of the 2020...
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Why Businesses Should Ditch Paper Paychecks for Paycards
Even in our digital age, many companies still offer paper paychecks to their employees. It’s often a decision based on longstanding habits, misperceptions about paperless payday options, or lack of...
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Summer Safety Tips for Working in the Heat
Summer is upon us, and temperatures are beginning to creep up all across the United States. Now's the time to know the risks of working in the heat. Working in high heat and humidity is hard on the...
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Marijuana in the Workplace: State Employment Laws
The 2020 election cycle played a big role in marijuana legislation—each state with a ballot initiative to legalize cannabis voted in favor of the measure and most of these states have moved forward...
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Storm Preparedness Tips for Business Owners
Hurricane season is upon us and the Eastern United States has already gotten a glimpse of this season's stormy weather and uncertainty with last month's Elsa, which teetered back-and-forth between a...
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Emergency! Disaster Preparedness for Employers
From wildfires blazing across the West Coast of the United States to one of the most active Atlantic hurricane seasons on record, this year is shaping up to be a busy one for Mother Nature. Disasters...
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Will My Employees Leave and What Can I Do About It?
Employees leave companies for all kinds of reasons – to move, to go to school, to retire, and frequently because they don’t like their manager. While some employee turnover can be good (that problem...
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5 Incentives to Keep Employees Motivated
Happy employees create an enjoyable workplace, but the benefits go well beyond that. Another advantage of a content workforce is that they are13% more productive than their unhappy colleagues. Beyond...
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UPDATED! What Employers Need to Know: I-9 Flexibility & E-Verify
Our goal is to keep you informed of changes associated with the coronavirus that will impact you as an employer.Read on to learn about recent changes to E-Verify and I-9 Requirements.
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What to Know If You Have Employees Who Smoke
The amount of US adults who smoke cigarettes declinedfrom 20.9% in 2005 to 14% in 2019, almost a 7% drop. This can be attributed to the years of coordinated public health education and successful media...
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U.S. DOL to Enhance Heat Hazard Measures to Protect Workers
Dangerous and record-breaking heat waves across the United States have increased worker's risk for injuries and illnesses. The Biden Administration announced interagency efforts to reduce heat-related...
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How to Prepare for an OSHA Visit
The Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration, commonly known as OSHA, ensures safe and healthful working conditions for workers in the United States. OSHA's goals are to...
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7 Tips to Avoid Phishing Scams
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, but avoiding cybercrime requires year-round vigilance. Email phishing attacks are the most frequent threat, as you've probably noticed by looking at your...
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Why Small Businesses Need Cyber Liability Insurance
On Oct. 18, 2021, it was announced that hackers hit Sinclair Broadcasting Group with a Ransomware attack. Malicious code seized control of the company's servers, restricting access until the hackers'...
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